Amini Park
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| Location | Boroko, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Establishment | 1971 | ||||
| Capacity | n/a | ||||
| Owner | Papua New Guinea Cricket Board | ||||
| Operator | Papua New Guinea Cricket Board | ||||
| Tenants | Papua New Guinea cricket team | ||||
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As of April 27 2016 Source: Amini Park, Cricinfo | |||||
Amini Park is a cricket ground in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[1] Part of the Bisini Parade sports complex in the suburb of Boroko, it is the headquarters of Cricket PNG.
The ground is named for the Amini family, several of whom have played cricket for Papua New Guinea (both the men's and women's teams).[2]
The ground has seen the men's team play Australia, the West Indies and Victoria. The women's team played Japan in a three-match series at the ground in September 2006.[3]
In May 2016, the ground hosted its first List A match when Papua New Guinea defeated Kenya in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. [4] In October 2016, the ground hosted its first first-class match when Papua New Guinea defeated Namibia in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Amini Park at CricketArchive
- ↑ Papua New Guinea players (A) at CricketArchive
- ↑ Other matches played on Amini Park, Port Moresby at CricketArchive
- ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 23rd Match: Papua New Guinea v Kenya at Port Moresby, May 28, 2016". cricinfo. Retrieved 11 Nov 2016.
- ↑ Fixtures for Round 4 of ICC I-Cup and ICC WCL Championship announced
- ↑ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Papua New Guinea v Namibia at Port Moresby, Oct 16-19, 2016". cricinfo. Retrieved 11 Nov 2016.
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Coordinates: 9°28′24″S 147°12′6″E / 9.47333°S 147.20167°E