Vanuatu national cricket team


The Vanuatu national cricket team is the team that represents the Republic of Vanuatu in international cricket. The team is organised by the Vanuatu Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1995 and was promoted to associate status in 2009. Vanuatu made its international debut at the 1979 Pacific Games, at which time the country was still known as the New Hebrides. The majority of the team's matches have come against other members of the ICC East Asia-Pacific region, including both at ICC regional tournaments and at the cricket events at the Pacific Games.
Vanuatu entered the World Cricket League at the 2008 Division Five tournament. The team participated in the WCL system at the 2015 Division Six event, where it placed third. Following the withdrawal of Suriname from the 2016 Division Five tournament, Vanuatu were named as their replacement.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Vanuatu and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. Vanuatu played their maiden T20I against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019. After April 2019, Vanuatu played in the 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.

History

Vanuatu competed in the Pacifica Championships on the two occasions it was held, finishing seventh in 2001 and sixth in 2002. In 2005, they hosted the East Asia/Pacific Cricket Cup, finishing third in the six team competition, therefore missing out on qualification for the 2007 World Cup.
At the East Asia – Pacific Trophy in Auckland, New Zealand, in December 2007, Vanuatu finished second, therefore qualifying through to the World Cricket League Division Five in 2008. In the highly successful 2009 calendar year, Vanuatu defeated Fiji in two One-Day Series in Port Vila as well as claiming the prestigious 2009 ICC EAP Men's Cricket Trophy held in Samoa, defeating the hosts in the final.
At a junior level, Vanuatu has finished second to Papua New Guinea in the following competitions:
East Asia – Pacific Under 15 Super 8s, Melbourne, Australia, 2005;
East Asia – Pacific Under 15 Super 8s, Apia, Samoa, 2007;
East Asia – Pacific Under 19 World Cup Qualifying Tournament, Port Vila, Vanuatu, 2007.
Vanuatu finished third in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight in Kuwait. This means they stayed in that league for the 2012 competition.
At the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament, Vanuatu recorded victories against Bermuda, a former ODI team, and Denmark, which has previously played as high as Division Two. However, they were still relegated to Division Five based on net run rate.
In August 2019, Australian Clint McKay was appointed as the interim coach of the team, ahead of the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.

Tournament history

World Cricket League

International Match Summary — Vanuatu

Twenty20 International

Most T20I runs for Vanuatu
PlayerRunsAverageCareer span
Joshua Rasu37428.762019
Nalin Nipiko31226.002019
Patrick Matautaava26526.502019
Clement Tommy18016.362019
Andrew Mansale15911.352019

Most T20I wickets for Vanuatu
PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
Nalin Nipiko2412.952019
Andrew Mansale1313.532019
Simpson Obed1117.272019
Patrick Matautaava922.112019
Jelany Chilia652.502019

T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #906. Last updated 4 October 2019.

Coaching staff