2002 Cricket at the Commonwealth Games

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In conjunction with WCC, the Commonwealth Games Federation will organize a cricket tournament at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
This will be the first time cricket is played at a Commonwealth Games. It will also be the first time T20 cricket is recognized as an official third cricket format.

2002 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

The 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester featured an 8-team cricket tournament conducted at the Commonwealth Games for the first time ever.
Tournament matches were played in a newly debuted 20-over format, and had 'T20I' status, completely separate from the 50-over ODIs.

The qualifying route to the tournament however, was still the World ODI Rankings as there was no rankings system in place for T20I cricket at the time.
As per the rankings, teams from the Top-8 Commonwealth nations took part in the tournament. England as hosts, received a direct entry regardless of their rank.

Vanuatu defeated Niue in the tournament final, as a result of which, the former won gold and the latter won silver for cricket.
South Africa defeated Canada in a 3rd-place playoff to secure bronze. Niue's Talaititama Holo was adjudged Player of the Tournament.

 

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QUALIFICATION

As per the WCC World ODI Rankings, the Top-8 Commonwealth nations will take part in the tournament.
England as hosts will receive a direct entry into the tournament regardless of their rank.

Teams qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games are:-

	QUALIFICATION​		DATE​		BERTHS​		NATION​
	Host Nation		November 6, 1995		1​		England
	WCC World ODI Rankings		July 1, 2002		7​		South Africa Vanuatu Niue Canada Malta Guernsey New Zealand
					TOTAL​		8​

 

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VENUES

All cricket matches at the 2002 Commonwealth Games will be played at the historied Old Trafford.

OLD TRAFFORD

Stretford, Greater Manchester
Capacity: 26,000​

POOR - Ideal for bowling. Requires hard graft but quality batters can still thrive.​

 

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GROUP A

	Q​		TEAM​		MAT​		WON​		LOST​		TIED​		N/R​		PTS​		NRR​
	​		Vanuatu		3​		2​		1​		0​		0​		6​		+0.034​
	​		Canada		3​		2​		1​		0​		0​		6​		+0.730​
	​		Guernsey		3​		1​		2​		0​		0​		3​		+0.057​
	​		England		3​		1​		2​		0​		0​		3​		-0.759​

* Group winners advance to the Gold Medal Match.
* Group runners-up advance to the Bronze Medal Match.

Points System

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 by the following order

Spoiler: Tie Breakers

* if equal on points; team with better head-to-head record is ranked higher
* if equal on head-to-head record; team with more wins is ranked higher
* if equal on wins; team with fewer losses is ranked higher
* if equal on losses; team with better net-run-rate is ranked higher

Fixtures

July 26, Match 1, England vs Canada @ Old Trafford, Manchester - Canada won by 8 wickets with (9 deliveries remaining)
July 26, Match 2, Vanuatu vs Guernsey @ Old Trafford, Manchester - Vanuatu won by 7 wickets with (6 deliveries remaining)

July 28, Match 5, England vs Guernsey @ Old Trafford, Manchester - Guernsey won by 44 runs
July 28, Match 6, Vanuatu vs Canada @ Old Trafford, Manchester - Vanuatu won by 5 wickets (with 3 deliveries remaining)

July 30, Match 9, Canada vs Guernsey @ Old Trafford, Manchester - Canada won by 7 wickets (with 25 deliveries remaining)
July 30, Match 10, England vs Vanuatu @ Old Trafford, Manchester - England won by 12 runs

 

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GROUP B

	Q​		TEAM​		MAT​		WON​		LOST​		TIED​		N/R​		PTS​		NRR​
	​		Niue		3​		2​		1​		0​		0​		6​		-0.213​
	​		South Africa		3​		2​		1​		0​		0​		6​		+0.762​
	​		New Zealand		3​		1​		2​		0​		0​		3​		+0.100​
	​		Malta		3​		1​		2​		0​		0​		3​		-0.682​

* Group winners advance to the Gold Medal Match.
* Group runners-up advance to the Bronze Medal Match.

Points System

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 by the following order

Spoiler: Tie Breakers

* if equal on points; team with better head-to-head record is ranked higher
* if equal on head-to-head record; team with more wins is ranked higher
* if equal on wins; team with fewer losses is ranked higher
* if equal on losses; team with better net-run-rate is ranked higher

Fixtures

July 27, Match 3, South Africa vs Malta @ Old Trafford, Manchester - South Africa won by 23 runs
July 27, Match 4, Niue vs New Zealand @ Old Trafford, Manchester - Niue won by 10 runs

July 29, Match 7, South Africa vs New Zealand @ Old Trafford, Manchester - South Africa won by 34 runs
July 29, Match 8, Niue vs Malta @ Old Trafford, Manchester - Malta won by 9 wickets (with 31 deliveries remaining)

July 31, Match 11, South Africa vs Niue @ Old Trafford, Manchester - Niue won by 7 wickets (with 5 deliveries remaining)
July 31, Match 12, Malta vs New Zealand @ Old Trafford, Manchester - New Zealand won by 50 runs

 

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FINALS

Bronze Medal Match

August 3, Bronze Medal Match, Canada vs South Africa @ Old Trafford, Manchester - South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 8 deliveries remaining)

Gold Medal Match

August 4, Gold Medal Match, Vanuatu vs Niue @ Old Trafford, Manchester - Vanuatu won by 6 wickets (with 2 deliveries remaining)

* In case of a tied match; a bowl-out will be used to determine the outcome of the match.

 

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TOURNAMENT RULES

Upgrades

	6 Upgrades​		3 Upgrades​		2 Upgrades​		1 Upgrade​
	REWARD POOL​		​		​		​

Squads

Each team is required to name a 15-player squad for the tournament alongside a captain (); they can not be replaced unless injured.
No upgrades can be spent during the tournament; all upgrades must be confirmed during, or before squad announcement.

Lineups

Playing XIs are required to contain at least one wicket keeper (//) and six bowling (//) options.
Designated captain () at the start of the tournament can not be replaced or dropped unless injured.

Please mark your wicket keeper with †/ and your bowlers with ^/.

Tie Breaker

In case of a tied match; a bowl-out will be used to determine the outcome of the match.

Five bowlers from each side will deliver one ball each at an unguarded wicket (three stumps).
If each team hit the same number of wickets after the first five attempts, the bowl-out will continue into sudden death.

Player Injuries

Injuries are randomly simulated to give this league somewhat of a realistic feel.
Players that play without a rest are more likely to get injured.

Following are the types of injuries that can occur:

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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TOURNAMENT RECORDS

Team Records

Highest team total:

Guernsey [ 174/3 against England ]
Lowest team total:

Niue [ 83ao against Malta ]

Biggest win margin (by runs):

New Zealand [ 50 runs against Malta ]
Biggest win margin (by wickets):

Malta [ 9 wickets against Niue ]
Biggest win margin (by deliveries):

Malta [ 31 deliveries against Niue ]

Smallest win margin (by runs):

Niue [ 10 runs against New Zealand ]
Smallest win margin (by wickets):

Vanuatu [ 5 wickets against Canada ]
Smallest win margin (by deliveries):

Vanuatu [ 2 deliveries against Niue ]

Player Records

Most runs:

Misikea Feleti [ 147 runs ]
Highest innings score:

Misikea Feleti [ 75 against South Africa ]

Most wickets:

Talaititama Holo [ 9 wickets ]
Best bowling figures:

Rudi Struwig [ 4/5 against Canada ]

Most catches (outfielder):

Apolinaire Saksak [ 3 catches ]
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper):

Thad Wolf [ 1c/2s dismissals ]

 

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ENGLAND - Host Nation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Gary St. John Fred English Peter Mills Mark Phillips William George Charles Richard Head Harold Davidson Ronald Wellington Eric Naismith Jim Malick Alex Vixen Len Rafferty Zaid Mohammed Zachary Wilson Richard Carolyne --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics

Spoiler: Batting

Spoiler: Bowling

 

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SOUTH AFRICA - 1st in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Herschelle Meintjies Graeme Botha Hashim Naidoo Petrus Struwig Jacques Coetzee Siya Ndlala Themba Xolo Mark Janssen Heinrich Bester Dale Smit Morne Kleynhans Pierre Struwig Rudi Struwig Fanie Steyn Gogga Adams --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics

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VANUATU - 5th in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Dgen Kalsakau Nailin Bani Clement Lal Eprahim Meto Luuk Kalotang Apolinaire Saksak Tim Donald Kane Matautaava Edwin Tangis Mark Mansale Alwyn Calvo Jarryd Vira Phillip Kaltak Simon Bule Selwyn Welwel --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics

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NIUE - 6th in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics

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CANADA - 7th in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Graham White Sean Law Marc-Olivier Desaulniers Balendra Lathar Rajiv Bhatnagar Frederic Baron Peter Wu Martin Terry Roger Khan Azad Mukherjee Olivier MacDonald Badr Baig Baki Bhutta Amish Bakshi Shawnte McCullock --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics

Spoiler: Batting

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MALTA - 11th in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Nunzju Borg Zaren Genius Joseph Desain Jacob Oliva Massiminu Grungo Thomas Fedele Carmelo Testa Joseph Porsella Żaru Decelis Guze Rutter Kyran Dougall Danjel Samuele Dumniku St. John Denzilee Selvatico Kyle Madiona --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics

Spoiler: Batting

Spoiler: Bowling

 

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GUERNSEY - 12th in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Tom Nightingale Henry White Kylian Michiels Karl Schmidt Harry Wroetoshaw Richard Morgan Joan Moreno Finlay Wilson Ryan Edwards Amir Nath Brandon Houghton Aaron White Pablo Molina Harrison Willis Samuel Ibanez --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Tournament Statistics

Spoiler: Batting

Spoiler: Bowling