Cricket Samoa
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the Samoa International Cricket Association (SICA) is the official governing body
of the sport of cricket
in Samoa
. Cricket Samoa is Samoa's representative at the International Cricket Council
and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 2000. It is also a member of the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council
.
SICA Official Website *http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1359-0-0-0&sID=148652
The chairman of SICA is the Honourable Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegoai. The Prime Minister’s strong support of cricket has helped the sport maintain a high profile in Samoa and ensures that cricket continues to grow and develop. For the second year in a row, cricket will be played at Samoa's premier cultural carnival, the Teuila Festival, inextricably linking the sport with Samoan culture.
In May 2010 Samoa's National Women's team Nafanua competed in the East Asia Pacific Trophy held in Japan finishing a close Third.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
of the sport of cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
in Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
. Cricket Samoa is Samoa's representative at the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 2000. It is also a member of the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council
East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council
ICC East Asia-Pacific is the International Cricket Council region responsible for administration of the sport of cricket in East Asia and the Pacific area.The region was founded in 1996 with a regional office established in 1999...
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External links
SICA Official Website *http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1359-0-0-0&sID=148652
Background
Cricket in the Samoan islands has a colourful history since it was introduced in 1884 by the visit of the British Royal Navy vessel, the HMS Diamond. Since this time, not too much is known of organised cricket in the islands but from 1964, a band of locals and hardy expats would gather together as the Wanderers to play against passing cruise ships and other visitors. Ad hoc cricket fixtures and tournaments were the norm around Samoa until the late 1990s when an Association and committee was formed to take cricket to the next level.ICC Affiliate
In 2000 the Samoa International Cricket Association (SICA) became an Affiliate member of the ICC. This affiliation provides annual funding support for SICA and also ensures that Samoa participates in regular ICC international fixtures and tournaments across the region and beyond. SICA also enjoys a strong partnership with Auckland Cricket, who provide professional assistance and training in all areas of cricket including coaching, umpiring and administration.Association Structure
SICA has a dedicated administration which is run by an experienced committee and headed by local cricket legend and leading businessman, Seb Kohlhase. Seb, who played first class cricket in New Zealand and Australia, is well known in sporting circles in the region and his passion for cricket was one of the main reasons for his receiving an ICC award in 2006 for Lifetime Services to Cricket.The chairman of SICA is the Honourable Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegoai. The Prime Minister’s strong support of cricket has helped the sport maintain a high profile in Samoa and ensures that cricket continues to grow and develop. For the second year in a row, cricket will be played at Samoa's premier cultural carnival, the Teuila Festival, inextricably linking the sport with Samoan culture.
Competitions
In September 2009 Samoa hosted the Pepsi ICC East-Asia Pacific TrophyIn May 2010 Samoa's National Women's team Nafanua competed in the East Asia Pacific Trophy held in Japan finishing a close Third.