Cricket PNG

Cricket PNG (CPNG) is the National Cricket Federation responsible for the development, promotion and governance of cricket in Papua New Guinea (PNG). CPNG has been an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973 and is supported by the ICC East Asia-Pacific (EAP) regional office. CPNG has over 80 staff working across ten (... 10) regions in PNG of which a majority of them drive the entry-level participation program, BSP Schools Kriket Programme and the new Gold Nuggets School Kriket Trophy (School Hard-ball Competition). In 2013, the BSP School Kriket Programme reached a record over 171,000 students across PNG, with over 180,000 people across PNG being involved in cricket activities in 2014. CPNG was granted One Day International (ODI) Status in early 2014 after finishing a respectable sixth (6 th) in the ICC World Cup Qualifying event in New Zealand. The PNG Barramundis (PNG Mens Cricket Team) are currently ranked 15 th in the world after they defeated Hong Kong (2-0) in their first ever ODI Series in November 2014 in Townsville, Australia. The Baramundis and the Pacific MMI PNG Lewas (National Womens Cricket Team) are currently ranked number 1 in the EAP Region, with the PNG Garamuts (National U19 Cricket Team) ranked number 2 behind Fiji. The Pacific MMI Lewas and the PNG Garamuts are currently in the process qualifyinmg for their respective ICC World Cups, while the Barramundis just missed out on qualification for the 2015 ICC World Cup and the 2016 ICC World T20 . CPNG is proud to have a strong domestic competition for both mens and womens in Port Moresby and national teams regularly compete in international competitions both home and away.Read More