The New Zealand Māori cricket team is a team that represented the

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community of

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in the 2001

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tournament. Whilst their

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and rugby league counterparts play often, this is the only appearance to date of the cricket team.

2001 Pacifica Cup

The New Zealand Māori team took part in the first Pacifica Cup. They topped their first round group, winning all three of their matches against the

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and

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. They then beat

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in the semi-finals before beating

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in the final to win the tournament. They did not compete in the 2002 tournament.

Players

The following players played for the New Zealand Māori in the 2001 Pacifica Cup: *Robert Bird *Ben J. Cochrane * Leigh Kelly (captain) - previously played

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for

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* David Little - previously played first-class and

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for Wellington *

Peter McGlashan Peter Donald McGlashan (born 22 June 1979) is a former cricketer who represented New Zealand in 11 Twenty20 Internationals and four One Day Internationals. A right-handed wicket-keeper-batsman, he played for Central Districts cricket team, Cent ...

- has since played international

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cricket for

*Jonathan McNamee - previously played for New Zealand Under-19s *Thomas Nukunuku *Phillip T. Otto *Jonathan Paine *

Jesse Ryder Jesse Daniel Ryder (born 6 August 1984) is a former international New Zealand cricketer, who played all forms of the game. He is a middle-order batsman for Tests and is an opening batsman in ODIs. Ryder also bowls useful medium-pace. Ryder has ...

- has since played first-class and List A cricket for

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and Wellington, Twenty20 cricket for Wellington, List A cricket as an overseas player for

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and is a middle order batsman in the Tests and opens the batting in One Day Internationals and

's for

Tane Topia Tane Topia (born 18 November 1976) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played one List A match for Auckland in 2000/01. See also * List of Auckland representative cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, l ...

- played one List A match for

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...

Ash Turner Ash Turner (born 13 June 1975) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in 8 first-class and 27 List A matches for Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western ...

- has since played first-class and List A cricket for WellingtonAsh Turner
at Cricket Archive *Gene Waller

Other notable players of Māori heritage

Trent Boult Trent Alexander Boult (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand international cricketer who has played for New Zealand cricket team. He currently plays in various T20 leagues around the globe as a fast bowler. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler an ...

Shane Bond Shane Edward Bond (born 7 June 1975) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer and present bowling coach of Mumbai Indians, described as "New Zealand's best fast bowler since Sir Richard Hadlee". He represented New Zealand in Test, O ...

* Doug Bracewell *

Kyle Mills Kyle David Mills (born 15 March 1979) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former international cricketer who is the former bowling coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders. He was also a former captain of the New Zealand cricket team in limited-overs ...

Daryl Tuffey Daryl Raymond Tuffey (born 11 June 1978) is a former New Zealand cricketer who represented New Zealand in all formats internationally. Tuffey was born in Milton, Otago, and played domestic first-class cricket for Northern Districts Knights. Tu ...

Craig McMillan Craig Douglas McMillan (born 13 September 1976) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer who played all forms of the game. He was a right-handed batsman and useful right-arm medium pace bowler and played for Canterbury in New Zealan ...

* Heath Davis * Kieran Noema-Barnett *

Adam Parore Adam Craig Parore (born 23 January 1971) is a former wicket-keeper and batsman for the New Zealand cricket team. He played 78 Test cricket matches for New Zealand and 179 One Day International cricket matches. Parore has been the managing dire ...

Anaru Kitchen Anaru Kyle Kitchen (born 21 February 1984) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Otago cricket team. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He plays for North East Valley Cricket Club. In February ...

* Ben Wheeler *

Tama Canning Tamahau Karangatukituki Canning (born 7 April 1977) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played four One Day Internationals. Canning retired from all cricket on 24 December 2006 following a disciplinary breach and forcing him to return to Perth ...

Ben Stokes Benjamin Andrew Stokes (born 4 June 1991) is an English international cricketer who is the captain of the England Test team and plays for the England Twenty20 International (T20I) team. In domestic cricket, he represents Durham and has playe ...

* Zak Gibson *

Agnes Ell Agnes Elizabeth Ell (married name Hurcomb; 19 January 1917 – 30 July 2003) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in one Test match for New Zealand, their first, in 1935. She played domestic cricket ...

Hilda Buck Hilda Evelyn Buck (27 December 1914 – 10 May 1990) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match for New Zealand, their first, in 1935. She played domestic cricket for Wellin ...

Rona McKenzie Rona Una McKenzie (20 August 1922 – 24 July 1999) was a New Zealand cricketer, and was the first Maori to captain the New Zealand women's cricket team. She played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium. She appea ...

* Suzie Bates *

Sara McGlashan Sara Jade McGlashan (born 28 March 1982) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She appeared in 2 Test matches, 134 One Day Internationals and 76 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand betwee ...

Lea Tahuhu Lea-Marie Maureen Tahuhu (born 23 September 1990) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler. She made her international debut for the New Zealand women's cricket team in June 2011. Career In December 2017, she was named ...

References

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