2001 CONOC Nations Cup

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The 2001 CONOC Nations Cup, simply known as the Nations Cup was the second edition of the top-tier 50-over Oceanian championship of cricket.
Vanuatu hosted the tournament which was played from December 19 to December 26. 4 nations participated in the tournament.​

 

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TEAMS

In 2001, the Confederation of Oceanian Cricket confirmed the participation of all four Full Member CONOC nations for the second edition of the CONOC Nations Cup.

On 17 November 2001, it was announced that the Australia team had pulled out of the tournament. They were replaced by the Marshall Islands, who were making their international debuts.

Teams competing in the CONOC Nations Cup 2001 are:​

					TOTAL​		4​
	QUALIFICATION​		DATE​		BERTH​		TEAM​
	CONOC Full Member		—​		—​		Niue Vanuatu New Zealand Marshall Islands Australia

 

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VENUES

CONOC confirmed four venues for the 2000 Nations Cup: The Dome, Ocean View Stadium, Independence Park and Isangel Cricket Club.

	THE DOME​		OCEAN VIEW STADIUM​		INDEPENDENCE PARK​	ISANGEL CRICKET CLUB​
	Luganville, Espirito Santo, Sanma Province​		Port Olry, Espirito Santo, Sanma Province​		Port Vila, Efate, Shefa Province​	Isangel, Tanna, Tafea Province​
	7,500 capacity​		15,000 capacity​		5,000 capacity​	810 capacity​
	Normal​		Poor​		Poor​	Normal​
						​

 

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FIXTURES​

CONOC confirmed the fixtures for the second edition of the Nations Cup.

Round 1

December 19 -

New Zealand vs

Niue @ Independence Park, Port Vila - Niue won by 3 wickets (with 42 deliveries remaining)
December 20 -

Marshall Islands vs

Vanuatu @ Ocean View Stadium, Port Olry - Vanuatu won by 111 runs

Round 2

December 21 -

Marshall Islands vs

Niue @ Isangel Cricket Club, Isangel - Niue won by 121 runs
December 22 -

New Zealand vs

Vanuatu @ The Dome, Luganville - Vanuatu won by 4 wickets (with 20 deliveries remaining)

Round 3

December 23 -

Marshall Islands vs

New Zealand @ Ocean View Stadium, Port Olry - Marshall Islands won by 23 runs
December 24 -

Niue vs

Vanuatu @ The Dome, Luganville - Vanuatu won by 4 wickets (with 10 deliveries remaining)

Final

December 26 -

Vanuatu vs

Niue @ Independence Park, Port Vila- Niue won by 7 wickets (with 39 deliveries remaining)

 

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STANDINGS​

Q​

TEAM​

MAT​

WON​

LOST​

TIED​

N/R​

PTS​

NRR​

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VANUATU

3​

3​

0​

0​

0​

9​

0.920​

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NIUE

3​

2​

1​

0​

0​

6​

0.997​

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MARSHALL ISLANDS

3​

1​

2​

0​

0​

3​

-1.393​

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NEW ZEALAND

3​

0​

3​

0​

0​

0​

-0.507​

Points

Win: 3 points / Tie: 2 points / N/R: 1 point / Loss: 0 points
* teams equal on points at the end of the group stage are ranked via following methods

Spoiler: Tie Breakers

- if equal on points, team with better head-to-head record proceeds
- if equal on head-to-head record, team with more wins proceeds
- if equal on wins, team with fewer losses proceeds
- if equal on losses, team with better net-run-rate proceeds

 

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TOURNAMENT RULES

These were the rules set in place by the Confederation of Oceanian Cricket for the Nations Cup.

Upgrades

	POSITION​		PRIZE​		TEAM​
	Champions		3 upgrades		Niue
	Runners-up		2 upgrades		Vanuatu
	Third		1 upgrade		Marshall Islands

Squads

Each participating member nation was required to name a 15-player squad at the start of the tournament.
No upgrades could be spent to improve players mid-tournament; upgrades must be made during squad announcement.

Lineups

Playing XIs were required to contain at least one capable wicket-keeper (//) and six bowling (//) options.

Format

Four teams were placed in a single group where they played the other three teams - once.
The top-two teams at the end of the group stage advanced to the Nations Cup final.

The final of the 2001 Nations Cup was played at Independence Park in Port Vila

Points System

Points were awarded using the following system during the group stage:

Win: 3 points / Tie: 2 points / N/R: 1 point / Loss: 0 points

Player Injuries

Injuries were randomly simulated to give this league somewhat of a realistic edge.
Players that played without a rest were more likely to get injured.

Following were the types of injuries:

Spoiler: Player Injuries

Degree 1

* Can play with a 25% ratings decrease; 50% chance of developing a Degree 2 injury
- Heals fully after a one-game rest

Degree 2

* Can play with a 50% ratings decrease; 75% chance of developing a Degree 3 injury
- Heals fully after a two-game rest

Degree 3

* Out for one game; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 50% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a two-game rest.

Degree 4

* Out for two to three games; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 25% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a three-game rest

Degree 5

* Out for four to five games; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 10% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a five-game rest

Degree 6

* Out for six to ten games; instantly made unavailable
- Heals fully after recovering from injury

Degree 7

Ruled out for the remainder of the series/tournament
- You can call-up a replacement if your player pool can support it

 

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VANUATU - Host nation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Clement Lal Dgen Kalsakau Robert Wu Nailin Bani Luuk Kalotang Apolinaire Saksak Saul Karie Tim Donald Edwin Tangis Mark Mansale Mortimer Ayong Jarryd Vira Phillip Kaltak Simon Bule Simon Taga --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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NEW ZEALAND -27th in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Darion Parker Abraham Spinka Joe Barbaro Michel Gottlieb Thad Wolf Rembrant Marcelino Nasir West Trace Roberts Pepe Costa Pete Mitchell Martin Franecki Emile Leannon Solomon Richards Clinton Hintz Rene Carroll --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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Marshall Islands -36th WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Randy Kilma Patrick Katadrik Adi John Lae Latdrik Patrick Bole Yasi Tarkwon Bernardo Jetnil Moses Kintaro Matt Juonran Jack Kojenlang Ronald Jumon Marshall Malcolm Alexade Limkadre Thomas Lajkin Solomon Lomu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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NIUE -24th in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Misikea Feleti Rata Tui Aisea Atiola Salamo Manu Dalton Nemani Jayson Okesene Haitrosene Vemoa Daniel Emani Uniki Waaka Sejan Talaiti Aika Enoka Taleni Halatau Faleuka Tagelagi Talaititama Holo Duken Talaiti --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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NIUE - . in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad To be updated --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

To be added

Will I be In the nationscup as I am no in fixtures ?

 

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Will I be In the nationscup as I am no in fixtures ?

I believe you will be included have you submitted the original 15 to NMA?

 

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Will I be In the nationscup as I am no in fixtures ?

Yes, if you complete your sign up by creating your 15 players you can replace Australia

 

[Till Valhalla]

Yes, if you complete your sign up by creating your 15 players you can replace Australia

Why replace?

 

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Why replace?

Aus are defunct