Amini Park is a cricket ground in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[1] Part of the Bisini Parade sports complex in the suburb of Boroko, it is the headquarters of Cricket PNG.
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Boroko, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Establishment | 1956 |
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Owner | Cricket PNG |
| Operator | Cricket PNG |
| Tenants | Papua New Guinea cricket team |
| End names | |
| Basini End Manu End | |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 6 October 2017: Papua New Guinea v  Scotland |
| Last ODI | 21 September 2022: Papua New Guinea v  Namibia |
| First T20I | 22 March 2019: Papua New Guinea v  Philippines |
| Last T20I | 29 July 2023: Papua New Guinea v  Japan |
| As of 29 July 2023 Source: Amini Park, Cricinfo | |
History
editThe ground was established in 1956 and named Amini Park in 1983 after the Amini family, several of whose members have played cricket and other sports for Papua New Guinea (both the men's and women's teams).[2][3]
The ground has seen the men's team play Australia, the West Indies and Victoria. The women's team played Japan here in a three-match series in September 2006.[4]
In May 2016, the ground hosted its first List A match when Papua New Guinea defeated Kenya in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. [5] In October 2016, the ground hosted its first first-class match when Papua New Guinea defeated Namibia in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[6][7] The ground hosted the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament in March 2019.[8]
Other Sports
editThe ground also hosted Port Moresby Australian Rules Football League finals matches in the 2010s.
International record
editOne Day International centuries
editOne ODI century has been scored at the venue.[9]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Innings | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 154 | Calum MacLeod | Scotland |
163 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
6 October 2017 | Won |
Twenty20 International centuries
editOne T20I century has been scored at the venue.[10]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Innings | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107* | Tony Ura | Papua New Guinea |
60 | 1 | Philippines |
23 March 2019 | No result |
References
edit- ^ Amini Park at CricketArchive
- ^ Papua New Guinea players (A) at CricketArchive
- ^ "About the Venues - Amini Park and Colts". Gameday. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Other matches played on Amini Park, Port Moresby at CricketArchive
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 23rd Match: Papua New Guinea v Kenya at Port Moresby, May 28, 2016". cricinfo. Retrieved 11 Nov 2016.
- ^ Fixtures for Round 4 of ICC I-Cup and ICC WCL Championship announced Archived 2016-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Papua New Guinea v Namibia at Port Moresby, Oct 16-19, 2016". cricinfo. Retrieved 11 Nov 2016.
- ^ "Tim Coyle Joins Cricket PNG Coaching Staff". Papua New Guinea Post Courier. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links
edit- Amini Park, Port Moresby at CricketArchive
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