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| Association | Vanuatu Cricket | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Joshua Rasu | |||||||||
| Coach | Chris Laffan[1] | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2009) Affiliate member (1995) | |||||||||
| ICC region | East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international |  New Hebrides v.Fiji  (Suva; 30 August 1979) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Papua New Guinea atAmini Park,Port Moresby; 22 March 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Samoa atFaleata Oval 2,Apia; 24 August 2024 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1[a] (first in2023) | |||||||||
| Best result | 3rd (2023) | |||||||||
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| As of 24 August 2024 | ||||||||||
TheVanuatu national cricket team is the men's team that representsVanuatu ininternational cricket. The team is organised by theVanuatu Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) in 1995 and anassociate member in 2009.[5] Vanuatu made its international debut at the1979 Pacific Games, at which time the country was still known as theNew Hebrides.[6] The majority of the team's matches have come against other members of theICC East Asia-Pacific region, including both at ICC regional tournaments and atthe cricket events at the Pacific Games.
Vanuatu entered theWorld Cricket League at the2008 Division Five tournament. The team participated in the WCL system at the2015 Division Six event, where it placed third.[7] Following the withdrawal ofSuriname from the2016 Division Five tournament, Vanuatu were named as their replacement.[8] After the abolition of the WCL, Vanuatu became part of the2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.
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 theEast Asia/Pacific Cricket Cup, finishing third in the six team competition, therefore missing out on qualification for the2007 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 (Non-World Cricket League) 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 the2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight in Kuwait. This means they stayed in that league for the2012 competition.
At the2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament, Vanuatu recorded victories againstBermuda, a former ODI team, andDenmark, which has previously played as high as Division Two. However, they were still relegated to Division Five based onnet run rate.[9]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Vanuatu and otherICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[10]
Vanuatu made itsTwenty20 International debut on 22 March 2019, losing toPapua New Guinea by 8 wickets in the2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier atAmini Park,Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea won by 8 wickets Amini Park,Port Moresby Umpires:Tabarak Dar (HK) andSimon Fry (Aus) Player of the match:Tony Ura (PNG) |
After April 2019, Vanuatu played in the2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[11]
In August 2019, AustralianClint McKay was appointed as the interim coach of the team, ahead of the2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[12]
This lists all the players who have played for Vanuatu in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad.Updated as of 11 March 2024
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Batters | ||||
| Junior Kaltapau | 26 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Andrew Mansale | 37 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Jamal Vira | 31 | Right-handed | ||
| Womejo Wotu | 21 | Right-handed | ||
| All-rounders | ||||
| Nalin Nipiko | 30 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Ronald Tari | 31 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Vice-captain |
| Patrick Matautaava | 34 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Darren Wotu | 27 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Simpson Obed | 36 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Jarryd Allen | 35 | Right-handed | ||
| Clement Tommy | 28 | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Williamsing Nalisa | 26 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Tim Cutler | 43 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Joshua Rasu | 31 | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | Captain |
| Apolinaire Stephen | 30 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
International Match Summary — Vanuatu[16]
Last updated 24 August 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 40 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 22 March 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Vanuatu[20]
| Most T20I wickets for Vanuatu[21]
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T20I record versus other nations[16]
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 March 2024 | |
 Cook Islands | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 September 2022 | 15 September 2022 |
| Fiji | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2022 | 9 September 2022 |
 Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 July 2023 | 28 July 2023 |
 Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 March 2024 | |
 Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 September 2019 | 29 September 2019 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 March 2019 | |
 Philippines | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 March 2019 | 23 March 2019 |
| Samoa | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 July 2019 | 12 July 2019 |
 Tanzania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 March 2024 | 5 March 2024 |
Records complete to T20I #2799. Last updated 24 August 2024.
Shane Deitz (playing coach from 2018)Clint McKay (acting)Simon KeenJeremy Bray
Eddie Mansale (acting)Ben CameronChris Laffan[1]
