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. Part of the Bisini Parade sports complex in the suburb of

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History

The ground was established in 1956 and named Amini Park in 1983 after the Amini family, several of whom have played cricket and other sports for Papua New Guinea (both the men's and

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teams). The ground has seen the men's team play

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. The women's team played

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in a three-match series at the ground in September 2006. In May 2016, the ground hosted its first

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match when

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in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. In October 2016, the ground hosted its first first-class match when

defeated

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in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. The ground hosted the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament in March 2019.

International record

One Day International centuries

One ODI century has been scored at the venue.

Twenty20 International centuries

One T20I century has been scored at the venue.

References

External links

Amini Park, Port Moresby
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