Cricket at the 2003 South Pacific Games was contested by six teams. The gold medal was won by Papua New Guinea.[1]
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First round
The six participating teams were placed into one pool. Papua New Guinea won all five of their matches, including a match against New Caledonia where they scored more than 500 runs.[2] Fiji finished second in the group, thus joining Papua New Guinea in the gold medal match. Samoa and the Cook Islands contested the bronze medal match.[3]
Standings
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Papua New Guinea |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fiji |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Samoa |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Cook Islands |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Vanuatu |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 New Caledonia |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Bronze medal match
| 9 August 2003 |
Cook Islands 198 all out (44 overs) |
v | Samoa 113 all out (38 overs) |
Cook Islands won by 85 runs Suva Grammar School |
| Teunu Eliaba 61 Peniamina Ioka 2/21 (4 overs) |
William Clarke 27 Moumou Marurai 4/46 (8 overs) |
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Gold medal match
| 9 August 2003 |
Papua New Guinea 147/9 (40 overs) |
v | Fiji 145 all out (40 overs) |
Papua New Guinea won by 2 runs Albert Park |
| John Ovia 50 Jone Seuvou 4/26 (8 overs) |
Taione Batina 41 Inoa Baeau 3/31 (8 overs) |
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See also
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References
| Cricket at multi-sport events | |
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| Olympic Games: 1900, Paris, France | |
| Commonwealth Games: 1998, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| South Pacific Games: 1979, Suva, Fiji | 1987, Nouméa, New Caledonia | 1991, Port Moresby/Lae, Papua New Guinea | 2003, Suva, Fiji | 2007, Apia, Samoa |
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