EAP men’s team win after three years

The International Cricket Council (ICC) East Asia-Pacific (EAP) men’s team finished with three wins from ten matches at the 2017 Commonwealth Bank Australian Country Cricket Champions.

The EAP men’s team, captained by Vanuatu’s National Captain, Andrew Mansale, finished the 50 Over Competition in sixth place with no wins from five matches, while they finished a very respectable second place in the T20 Competition with three wins from five matches.    

The highlights were the three victories against very strong Australian Country Sides in Victoria (by 6 wickets), Western Australian (by 5 wickets) and New South Wales (6 wickets) in rain affected championships, which were EAP’s first victories in the ACCC since 2014. 

The HEBOU PNG Barramundis and PNG “A” players led the way once again for the EAP. Kiplin Doriga hit 129 runs in five matches at an average of 43.00 (strike rate: 172.00) in the T20 Competition, while Hiri Hiri hit 95 runs in five matches at an average of 19.00 (strike rate: 61.3) in the 50 Over Competition.  

HEBOU PNG Barramundis’ opening left arm bowler, Nosiana Pokana, led the way for the EAP Team with the ball in both divisions, taking 6 wickets in five matches at an average of 24.17 (economy: 3.63) in the 50 Over Competition and 5 wickets in five matches at an average of 13.00 (economy: 5.42) in the T20 Competition. Alei Nao also took 7 wickets at an average of 24.57 (economy: 4.65) in the 50 Over Competition.   

Queensland Country was awarded the ACCC Title after defeating South Australia Country on the final day of the championships, meaning they finished top on the overall ladder.

The tournament concluded on January 11 in Wollongong, Australia. 

The EAP Team included eight members of the HEBOU PNG Barramundis and PNG “A” Team.

The ACCC is an annual tournament which showcases the best cricket talent from regional areas around Australia, with teams from all around Australia and from the East Asia Pacific region.

The tournament was first held in Beenleigh in Queensland in 1984/85 and since then, has been held in each state on a rotational basis, with the 2017 championships held in Wollongong, New South Wales.  

For fixtures, results, ladders and statistics from the 2017 Commonwealth Bank Australian Country Cricket Championships, head to www.countrychamps.com.au

ACCC Men’s 50 Over Ladder

RANK

TEAM

P

W

D

L

Pts

NRR

1

New South Wales Country

5

4

0

1

19

1.2250

 

2

Victoria Country

5

4

0

1

18

0.6714

 

3

Queensland Country

5

4

0

1

18

0.2313

 

4

South Australia Country

5

2

0

3

11

0.0610

 

5

Western Australia Country

5

1

0

4

5

-0.2794

 

6

East Asia Pacific

5

0

0

5

0

-2.0686

 

 

ACCC Men’s T20 Ladder

 

RANK

TEAM

P

W

D

L

Pts

NRR

1

Queensland Country

5

4

0

1

8

0.6560

 

2

East Asia Pacific

5

3

0

2

6

1.6265

 

3

South Australia Country

5

3

0

2

6

0.3144

 

4

New South Wales Country

5

2

0

3

4

0.1325

 

5

Victoria Country

5

2

0

3

4

-0.3022

 

6

Western Australia Country

5

1

0

4

2

-1.9024

 

 

(East Asia-Pacific/PNG batsman Kiplin Doriga, batting against Victoria Country. Picture: Blake Edwards)

Author: 
Press release