- Tonga national cricket team
Infobox non test cricket team
country_name =Tonga
image_caption = Flag of Tonga
icc_member_year =2000
icc_status = Affiliate member
icc_region = East Asia/Pacific
current_captain =Aiveni Taakimoeaka
WCL_division = n/a
regional_tournament = World Cricket League East Asia/Pacific Region
regional_tournament_division = n/a
first_match =3 February 2001 v Vanuatu atAuckland ,New Zealand
world_ranking = not ranked
regional_ranking = 6th
asofdate =1 August 2007 The Tongan cricket team is the team that represents the country of
Tonga in internationalcricket matches. They became an affiliate member of theInternational Cricket Council in2000 . [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/117.html]International Competition
Tonga has taken part in four international tournaments between
2001 and2005 . In 2000 and2001 , they took part in the Pacifica Championship, finishing fourth in 2000, and as runners up in 2001. Their 2001 performance qualified them for the East Asia/Pacific Challenge tournament in2004 , a tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2007 World Cup. They lost to Fiji in the final of that tournament, just missing out on progressing to the next stage of qualification. In2005 , they set out on the road to qualification for the 2011 World Cup, playing in the East Asia/Pacific Cricket Cup, they finished fourth in the tournament, ending their hopes of qualification for the World Cup.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.