286:
one of the main reasons for his receiving an ICC award in 2006 for
Lifetime Services to Cricket. The chairman of SICA is the Honourable Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegoai. The Prime Minister's support of cricket has helped the sport maintain a high profile in Samoa and ensured that cricket continued to grow and develop. For the second year in a row, cricket will be played at Samoa's premier cultural carnival, the Teuila Festival, linking the sport with Samoan culture.
277:(SICA) became an Affiliate member of the ICC. This affiliation provides annual funding support for SICA and also ensures that Samoa participates in regular ICC international fixtures and tournaments across the region and beyond. SICA has a strong partnership with Auckland Cricket, which provide professional assistance and training in all areas of cricket including coaching, umpiring and administration.
436:
22:
205:
285:
SICA has a dedicated administration which is run by an experienced committee and headed by local cricket legend and leading businessman, Seb
Kohlhase. Kohlhase, who played first-class cricket in New Zealand and Australia, is well known in sporting circles in the region and his passion for cricket was
306:
The championships are held in
September during Samoa's premier cultural carnival, the Teuila Festival. Over 30 teams compete for a ticket in the week long festival. In 2010 eight men's teams and six women's teams competed for the honor of being crowned the 2010 National Village Champions.
418:
411:
404:
265:
and other visitors. Ad hoc cricket fixtures and tournaments were the norm around Samoa until the late 1990s when an
Association and committee was formed to take cricket to the next level.
39:
995:
427:
235:
477:
1061:
1005:
86:
58:
590:
65:
315:
A two-tiered relegation based competition hosting 8–12 Senior Teams over a 20-week competition. A Senior Women's League is planned for 2011.
743:
72:
683:
703:
1051:
1010:
261:. Organised cricket in the islands began in 1964 when a band of locals and expats gathered as the Wanderers to play against passing
239:
181:
105:
54:
766:
645:
547:
522:
929:
899:
693:
537:
462:
791:
640:
615:
43:
128:
959:
939:
919:
894:
879:
713:
673:
635:
532:
527:
487:
431:
365:
231:
148:
859:
834:
824:
718:
650:
575:
565:
507:
497:
457:
1030:
884:
839:
806:
708:
678:
600:
570:
467:
452:
79:
969:
954:
909:
904:
869:
844:
829:
728:
723:
655:
630:
625:
580:
557:
502:
32:
1056:
1020:
924:
874:
854:
801:
781:
610:
585:
517:
492:
294:
In
September 2009 Samoa hosted the Pepsi ICC East-Asia Pacific Trophy. In May 2010 Samoa's National Women's team
1000:
816:
733:
472:
396:
934:
889:
738:
542:
758:
688:
444:
1025:
914:
219:
974:
849:
255:
776:
391:
949:
944:
864:
620:
335:
The
National Samoan Team matches up against the top international players on the island.
1015:
979:
698:
605:
482:
1045:
964:
595:
361:"Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform"
771:
665:
512:
250:
Cricket in the Samoan islands was introduced in 1884 by the visit of the
British
786:
748:
435:
262:
21:
327:
the exhibition match is battled out between
Australian and New Zealand expats.
251:
324:
360:
238:
and has been a member of that body since 2000. It is also a member of the
298:
competed in the East Asia
Pacific Trophy held in Japan finishing third.
223:
138:
343:
Sixteen corporate organisations compete in a five-week competition.
127:
227:
204:
195:
191:
400:
15:
988:
815:
757:
664:
556:
443:
187:
177:
154:
144:
134:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
230:. Cricket Samoa is Samoa's representative at the
216:Samoa International Cricket Association (SICA)
412:
8:
120:
419:
405:
397:
126:
119:
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
55:"Samoa International Cricket Association"
352:
275:Samoa International Cricket Association
302:Teuila National Village Championships
7:
44:adding citations to reliable sources
1062:Sports governing bodies in Oceania
14:
240:East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council
434:
203:
20:
31:needs additional citations for
1:
432:International Cricket Council
366:International Cricket Council
232:International Cricket Council
149:International Cricket Council
331:Independence Day Exhibition
1078:
339:Business House Competition
201:
125:
1052:Cricket governing bodies
744:Turks and Caicos Islands
1006:East and Central Africa
310:
759:East Asia and Pacific
281:Association structure
169:(as Associate Member)
163:(as Affiliate Member)
543:United Arab Emirates
323:In the tradition of
319:ANZAC Day Exhibition
178:Regional affiliation
40:improve this article
311:Senior Men's League
122:
1039:
1038:
428:Associate Members
212:
211:
182:East Asia-Pacific
170:
164:
116:
115:
108:
90:
1069:
1057:Cricket in Samoa
787:Papua New Guinea
719:Falkland Islands
438:
421:
414:
407:
398:
379:
378:
376:
374:
357:
236:associate member
222:of the sport of
218:is the official
208:
207:
168:
162:
155:Affiliation date
130:
123:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1066:
1042:
1041:
1040:
1035:
984:
811:
753:
660:
552:
439:
425:
388:
383:
382:
372:
370:
359:
358:
354:
349:
341:
333:
321:
313:
304:
292:
283:
271:
248:
202:
173:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
1075:
1073:
1065:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1044:
1043:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
992:
990:
989:Former members
986:
985:
983:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
850:Czech Republic
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
821:
819:
813:
812:
810:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
763:
761:
755:
754:
752:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
704:Cayman Islands
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
670:
668:
662:
661:
659:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
562:
560:
554:
553:
551:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
449:
447:
441:
440:
426:
424:
423:
416:
409:
401:
395:
394:
392:Cricinfo-Samoa
387:
386:External links
384:
381:
380:
369:. 22 June 2017
351:
350:
348:
345:
340:
337:
332:
329:
320:
317:
312:
309:
303:
300:
291:
288:
282:
279:
270:
267:
247:
244:
220:governing body
210:
209:
199:
198:
189:
185:
184:
179:
175:
174:
172:
171:
165:
158:
156:
152:
151:
146:
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1074:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
993:
991:
987:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
822:
820:
818:
814:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
764:
762:
760:
756:
750:
749:United States
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
671:
669:
667:
663:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
563:
561:
559:
555:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
450:
448:
446:
442:
437:
433:
429:
422:
417:
415:
410:
408:
403:
402:
399:
393:
390:
389:
385:
368:
367:
362:
356:
353:
346:
344:
338:
336:
330:
328:
326:
318:
316:
308:
301:
299:
297:
289:
287:
280:
278:
276:
269:ICC Affiliate
268:
266:
264:
260:
259:
253:
245:
243:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
206:
200:
197:
193:
190:
186:
183:
180:
176:
166:
160:
159:
157:
153:
150:
147:
143:
140:
137:
133:
129:
124:
121:Cricket Samoa
118:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
796:
767:Cook Islands
646:Sierra Leone
523:Saudi Arabia
371:. Retrieved
364:
355:
342:
334:
322:
314:
305:
295:
293:
290:Competitions
284:
274:
273:In 2000 the
272:
263:cruise ships
257:
249:
215:
213:
117:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
1031:West Africa
975:Switzerland
930:Netherlands
900:Isle of Man
802:South Korea
792:Philippines
591:Ivory Coast
373:1 September
145:Affiliation
1046:Categories
920:Luxembourg
714:Costa Rica
641:Seychelles
616:Mozambique
548:Uzbekistan
533:Tajikistan
347:References
252:Royal Navy
246:Background
234:and is an
66:newspapers
880:Gibraltar
777:Indonesia
674:Argentina
636:St Helena
528:Singapore
473:Hong Kong
325:ANZAC Day
256:HMS
960:Slovenia
950:Scotland
940:Portugal
890:Guernsey
835:Bulgaria
739:Suriname
666:Americas
651:Tanzania
576:Eswatini
571:Cameroon
566:Botswana
538:Thailand
498:Mongolia
493:Maldives
488:Malaysia
463:Cambodia
188:Location
96:May 2022
1011:Morocco
945:Romania
895:Hungary
875:Germany
865:Finland
860:Estonia
855:Denmark
840:Croatia
830:Belgium
825:Austria
807:Vanuatu
689:Bermuda
679:Bahamas
626:Nigeria
621:Namibia
601:Lesotho
503:Myanmar
453:Bahrain
430:of the
296:Nafanua
258:Diamond
254:vessel
224:cricket
139:Cricket
80:scholar
1026:Zambia
1016:Russia
996:Brunei
980:Turkey
970:Sweden
955:Serbia
935:Norway
915:Jersey
905:Israel
885:Greece
870:France
845:Cyprus
817:Europe
729:Panama
724:Mexico
699:Canada
694:Brazil
684:Belize
656:Uganda
631:Rwanda
606:Malawi
581:Gambia
558:Africa
483:Kuwait
458:Bhutan
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
1021:Tonga
965:Spain
925:Malta
910:Italy
797:Samoa
782:Japan
709:Chile
596:Kenya
586:Ghana
518:Qatar
508:Nepal
468:China
228:Samoa
196:Samoa
167:2017
161:2000
135:Sport
87:JSTOR
73:books
1001:Cuba
772:Fiji
734:Peru
611:Mali
513:Oman
478:Iran
445:Asia
375:2018
214:The
192:Apia
59:news
226:in
42:by
1048::
363:.
242:.
194:,
420:e
413:t
406:v
377:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.