A cricket tournament at the South Pacific Games

South Pacific Games

The Pacific Games is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympics , with participation exclusively from countries around the South Pacific. It is held every four years and began in 1963, hosted by Suva, Fiji.- Concept :The idea of holding the South Pacific Games originated with Dr A.H...

 has taken place on five occasions, however detailed records of all but the most recent two tournaments have not been kept and beyond knowing that Papua New Guinea and Fiji have won gold and silver medals respectively on each occasion, except in 1979, and what teams took part in each year, not much is known of the first three tournaments.

Teams

The following teams have taken part in the tournament:

2003: 1979, 1987, 1991, 2003, 2007: 1979, 1987, 1991, 2003, 2007: 1979, 1987, 1991, 2003, 2007:1979 (as Western Samoa), 2003, 2007: 1991:1979, 2007: 1979,: 1979 (as New Hebrides), 1987, 1991, 2003

1979

Venue: Suva

Suva

Suva features a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification. The city sees a copious amount of precipitation during the course of the year. Suva averages 3,000 mm of precipitation annually with its driest month, July averaging 125 mm of rain per year. In fact,...

, Fiji

Fiji

Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...

• Gold medal: Papua New Guinea
• Silver medal: New Hebrides
• Bronze medal: Fiji
• 4th: Tonga
• 5th: Western Samoa
• 6th: New Caledonia
• 7th: Tuvalu

1987

Venue: Nouméa

Nouméa

Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,...

, New Caledonia

New Caledonia

New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...

• Gold medal: Papua New Guinea
• Silver medal: Fiji
• Bronze medal: Vanuatu
• 4th: New Caledonia

1991

Venue: Port Moresby

Port Moresby

Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...

/Lae

Lae

Lae, the capital of Morobe Province, is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located at the start of the Highlands Highway which is the main land transport corridor from the Highlands region to the coast...

, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

• Gold medal: Papua New Guinea
• Silver medal: Fiji
• Bronze medal: Solomon Islands/Vanuatu
• 4th: Solomon Islands/Vanuatu
• 5th: New Caledonia

2003

Venue: Suva, Fiji

• Gold medal: Papua New Guinea
• Silver medal: Fiji
• Bronze medal: Cook Islands
• 4th: Samoa
• 5th: Vanuatu
• 6th: New Caledonia

2007

Venue: Apia, 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...

• Gold medal: Papua New Guinea
• Silver medal: Fiji
• Bronze medal: Samoa
• 4th: Tonga
• 5th: New Caledonia

Records

As detailed results have not been kept for the first three tournaments, it is not possible to present detailed records. What is known is that Papua New Guinea's total of 572/7 against New Caledonia is the highest team total in any international one-day match, along with the winning margin of 510 runs, and therefore also in the South Pacific Games.