The 2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup was held in Vanuatu

Vanuatu

Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...

 between 23–29 September 2005 as part of the qualification for the 2011 Cricket World Cup

2011 Cricket World Cup

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...

. Six teams from the East Asia-Pacific Region competed in a round-robin stage, followed by ranking finals. Japan defeated the Cook Islands in a close final held at Club Hippique in Port Vila

Port Vila

Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last was 29,356, an increase of 55% on the previous census result . This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province's...

, Vanuatu. Both finalists qualified for the 2006 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy

2006 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy

The 2006 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy was held in Brisbane, Australia from 27 June-2 July 2006, functioning as the East Asia-Pacific regional final for the 2011 Cricket World Cup and EAP qualification tournament for the inaugural ICC World Cricket League, Division 3...

; the other four teams had their World Cup hopes dashed six years before the final competition.

Group stage

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	No result	Tie	Points
1	Cook Islands Cook Islands cricket team The Cook Islands cricket team is the team that represents the New Zealand dependency of the Cook Islands in international cricket matches. They became an International Cricket Council member in 2000....	5	4	1	0	0	8
2	Japan Japanese cricket team The Japan national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Japan in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 2005, having previously been an affiliate member since 1989...	5	4	1	0	0	8
3	Tonga Tongan cricket team The Tongan cricket team is the team that represents the country of Tonga in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2000. -International Competition:...	5	4	1	0	0	8
4	Vanuatu Vanuatu cricket team The Vanuatu cricket team is the team that represents the country of Vanuatu in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1995 and were subsequently promoted to associate membership in 2009 ....	5	2	3	0	0	4
5	Indonesia Indonesian cricket team The Indonesian cricket team is the team that represents the country of Indonesia in international cricket matches. Cricket in Indonesia is governed by Cricket Indonesia . Cricket Indonesia became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2001...	5	1	4	0	0	2
6	Samoa Samoan cricket team The Samoan cricket team is the team that represents the country of Samoa in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2000. They competed in the Pacifica Championship in 2001 and 2002, hosting the tournament on the second occasion. They...	5	0	5	0	0	1

5th/6th Place Playoff

• Samoa vs Indonesia at Independence Park - 29 September 2005

Samoa 71 all out lost to Indonesia 72/3 (23 overs) by 7 wickets.

3rd/4th Place Playoff

• Tonga vs Vanuatu at KaZaa Field - 29 September 2005

Tonga 105 all out lost to Vanuatu 106-4 (34 overs) by 6 wickets.

Final

• Japan vs Cook Islands at Club Hippique - 29 September 2005

Japan 161 all out (48 overs) beat Cook Islands 155 all out by 6 runs.

External links

• ICC EAP Cricket Cup official website