Amini Park is a
cricket ground in
Port Moresby,
Papua New Guinea. Part of the Bisini Parade sports complex in the suburb of
Boroko, it is the headquarters of
Cricket PNG.
History
The ground was established in 1956 and named Amini Park in 1983 after the Amini family, several of whose members have played cricket and other sports for Papua New Guinea (both the
men's and
women's teams).
The ground has seen the men's team play
Australia
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, the
West Indies
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and
Victoria. The women's team played
Japan
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here in a three-match series in September 2006.
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. In October 2016, the ground hosted its first
first-class match when
Papua New Guinea defeated
Namibia 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.
Other Sports
The ground also hosted
Port Moresby Australian Rules Football League finals matches in the 2010s.
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 Moresbyat CricketArchive
Cricket grounds in Papua New Guinea
Buildings and structures in Port Moresby
Cricket in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea in international cricket
Sports venues completed in 1971
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