EPL Round 2 Preview - Suva Capitals v Western Bulldogs Cricket Fiji’s Elite Player League enters its second round this Saturday when the Suva Capitals travel to Lautoka to play the Western Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs will be hoping that home field advantage will assist them in bouncing back from a disappointing first up performance against Sigatoka Dunes last week. more -->

Gauna Narrowly Misses Second Century For Wests Illawarra Blues wicketkeeper Maciu Gauna fell agonisingly short of his second century for Wests Illawarra 3rd Grade on the weekend with a strong performance against Helensburg.

Playing the first day of a two day match Gauna came to the wicket with the score at 3 for 137 after some good top order batting from his teammates. He then proceeded to score 98 runs to form the backbone of Wests score of 303. more -->

Sigatoka Dunes Open EPL With Emphatic Victory The Sigatoka Dunes have stamped their mark on the Elite Player League with an impressive performance resulting in a comfortable victory over the Western Bulldogs in the competition’s first match.

The Player of the Match Award was shared by the two players who led the Dunes charge to victory with David Kachor scoring an unbeaten century, while Lee Waqa claimed 7 for 16 in an impressive display more -->

Elite Player League to Commence This Weekend Cricket Fiji’s new competition, the Elite Player League, will commence this weekend with the Western Bulldogs taking on the Sigatoka Dunes at the Army Barracks Ground.

This exciting new competition will feature the best players from Fiji split into three teams – the Suva Capitals, the Western Bulldogs and the Sigatoka Dunes – with each team playing four matches. more -->

Three Blues Selected For EAP Representative Team Three members of the Fiji Blues have been selected in the East Asia Pacific representative team that will compete at the Australian Country Cricket Championships in Australia next January.

Jo Baba, Joe Rika and Sakaraia Lomani have been selected in the team and will join the best players from the region in playing against the best of Australia’s country cricketers. more -->

Joe Rika - Club Cricket, Brisbane and Tractor Mowers We all know that Joe Rika is a young batsman with great potential, but would you let him loose with a tractor mower? Brisbane club Western Districts have and you can read about it in the attached newspaper article. more -->

Women's Cricket League Commences in Suva It has taken a while, but Women's cricket has finally come to Fiji after the Suva women's cricket league commenced on the weekend.

Two games were played to start the competition at Albert Park on a beautiful summer's day that was perfect for Twenty/20 cricket. more -->

Joe Rika Attends Advanced Coaching and Development Seminar Joe Rika has taken some time out of his new club commitments with Western Districts to attend the EAP's Advanced Coaching and Development Seminar in New Zealand. more -->

Gauna Smashes Century For Wests Illawarra, Baba Takes Wickets And Rika Gets Runs Maciu Gauna has scored an unbeaten century for Wests Illawarra in his debut innings in Australian club cricket.

The innings was enough to lift Wests 3rd Grade team to an outright victory in their game against Port Kembla. more -->

Blues Players Prepare For Club Cricket In Australia Three Blues players - Jo Baba, Joe Rika and Maciu Gauna - are about to embark on the next stage of their cricket development by playing club cricket in Australia this summer. more -->

Lomani, Baba and Cakacaka Selected in EAP Teams of the Tournament Three members of the Fiji Blues have been rewarded for great performances at the EAP Cricket Trophy with selection in the EAP Teams of the tournament. more -->

Blues Finish Runners Up At EAP Cricket Trophy The Fiji Blues have finished the EAP Cricket Trophy as runners-up after a final day loss to PNG.

Needing to beat PNG on the final day by a large margin in order to win the tournament on net run rate, the Blues were not able to match a PNG side that has swept all before it at this tournament. more -->

Blues Defeat Japan In A Last Ball Thriller The Fiji Blues have scored a thrilling last ball win over Japan at the East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy.

It was a match that ended up being far tighter than it needed to be as the Blues put in a lacklustre performance when bowling and then threw wickets away at vital times when batting. more -->

Blues Defeat Japan at EAP Cricket Trophy The Fiji Blues have comprehensively defeated Japan by 95 runs in a rain interrupted match at the East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy.

The Blues batted beautifully in the early overs with Jo Baba (63) and Joji Bulabalavu (35) posting an 84 run opening partnership before Baba called for a quick single only to have Bulabalavu caught short of his crease. more -->

Blues Lose Opening Match to PNG The Fiji Blues have missed a golden opportunity to position themselves to win the East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy after losing a tight match to regional powerhouse PNG.

In a match dominated by bowlers the Blues had PNG in deep trouble at 6 for 45 when a rain interruption saw the teams leave the field for nearly two hours. more -->

Blues Runners-Up at T/20 Tournament; Baba Hits Century The Blues have finished runners-up to PNG at the EAP T/20 Tournament, while Jo Baba has become the first Fijian to score a century in a T/20 international with a solid innings against Indinesia. more -->

Two Wins For Blues On First Day of EAP Cricket Trophy The Fiji Blues are well placed to challenge for the East Asia Pacific Twenty/20 title after two wins on the first day of the tournament in Samoa.

Joji Bulabalavu was the destroyer against Vanuatu in the morning while all-rounder Kida Jikoivanualevu put Samoa to the sword in their afternoon game. more -->

Fiji Blues In Final Preparations for East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy The Fiji Blues, the senior men’s national cricket team, are in the final stages of their preparation for this year’s East Asia – Pacific Cricket Trophy starting in Samoa next week.

The Joe Sorovakatini captained squad will leave for Samoa on Tuesday to take on seven other nations from the East Asia – Pacific region in a tournament that will feature both Twenty/20 and 50 over competitions. more -->

Babiau Added to EAP Squad Fiji Blues wicketkeeper Maciu Babiau has been added to the East Asia Pacific Training Squad to attend a week long training camp at the Cricket Australia Centre of Excellence. more -->

Cricket Fiji Announces Major Tournament Restructure Cricket Fiji has announced a number of changes to its national tournaments as it works towards providing a modern tournament structure for cricketers in the country. more -->

Two Fijian Umpires Selected to Officiate at EAP Cricket Trophy Fijian umpires Walesi Soqoiwasa and Mohammed Ali Maqbool have been selected to officiate at the upcoming EAP Cricket Trophy in Samoa. more -->

Peni Rika Replaces Tuiwai in Blues Team for Samoa Peni Rika has been added into the Fiji Blues team to participate at the EAP Cricket Trophy in Samoa next month. more -->

Four Fijians Selected For Emerging Players Squad Camp in Australia Four members of Fiji’s Under 19 Cricket team have been selected in the East Asia Pacific Emerging Players squad to attend Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence.

Under 19 skipper Viliame Yabaki has been joined by fast bowler Tukana Tavo, and batsmen Seru Tupou and Inoke Cama for the camp that will give the players one week’s training at Australia’s premier training facility. more -->

KEPLER WESTERN SECONDARY SCHOOLS CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY 2009 The Kepler Western Secondary Schools Cricket Championship has been held. To find all the reults you can click on the link below. more -->

Baba and Rika Selected For East Asia Pacific Squad Camp Two members of Fiji’s national senior cricket team, the Fiji Blues, have been selected to attend an East Asia Pacific Squad training camp at Australia’s Cricket Centre of Excellence.

Batsman Josefa Rika and all rounder Josaia Baba have been included in a 14 member squad that will undergo a week’s training at the Centre of Excellence. more -->

Fiji Blues Squad Selected for EAP Cricket Trophy The Fiji Blues, the men’s national cricket team, has been selected for this year’s East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy with the squad comprising a mix of young and experienced players.

The young squad, the majority of which are under 30 years of age, include a number of changes on the team that travelled to Vanuatu in May for the Stafford-Knight Trophy series. more -->

EAP Under 15 - Day 3 Fiji’s Under 15 cricket team recorded their first win at the East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy, beating Japan by 32 runs. more -->

EAP Under 15 Tournament - Day 2 If the opening day was tough for the Under 15 National cricket team at the East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy, then the second day was no easier in their games against PNG and Tonga.

PNG, who are clearly the class outfit at this tournament, rattled up an imposing score of 6 for 276 in their innings against some wayward Fijian bowling. The PNG batsmen displayed good stroke play and some big hitti more -->

Under 15 EAP Tournament - Day 1 The Under 15 Fiji cricket team has had a tough opening day at the East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy, losing both games it played to Samoa and tournament host Indonesia.

Playing Samoa in the morning, Fiji won the toss and elected to bat first. However poor shot selection saw players trying to hit every ball for a boundary resulting in a steady flow of wickets rather than runs. The score quickly more -->

Women's Cricket to Re-Start In Suva Women’s Cricket to Re-Start in Suva After a break of two months, women’s cricket is set to re-start in Suva with the first session being held at Albert Park cricket nets on Thursday.

The session, which will start at 4:00pm, will be led by two of Cricket Fiji’s Development Officers (and national team members) Jo Baba and Joe Rika. more -->

Under 15's Depart for Indonesia Fiji’s Under 15 Boys team departed for Jakarta on Sunday morning to play in the East Asia Pacific Under 15 Cricket Trophy.

The Suva based players were boosted by the inclusion of three Moce players in the final week of preparations as the full squad gathered in Suva prior to departure. more -->

Umpire Prepares for EAP Under 15 Tournament While Fiji’s Under 15 Cricket team is preparing for their assault on the East Asia Pacific Under 15 Cricket Trophy one other cricket enthusiast is preparing for his own role at the tournament.

Mohammed Ali Maqbool will umpire at the tournament, being held in Jakarta, Indonesia, in what is his first international appointment. more -->

Cricket Part of Women In Sport Project Ratu Meli Balenaivalu and the village of Nausori today launched the “Fiji Project” - an initiative to get rural women involved in sports, promote healthy living and provide an opportunity for women to get involved in coaching and administration. more -->

Kepler Lautoka Secondary Schools Championship - Round 2 Round 2 of the Kepler Lautoka Secondary Schools Championship has been completed with games that saw big hitting, enthusiastic crowds and nail biting finishes that kept the fans on the edge of their seats. more -->

Kepler Lautoka Schools Competition Evenly Balanced After Three Games In the second game of the Kepler Lautoka Secondary Schools Championship Natabua High School played Tilak High School.

Tilak, who were fresh from their win over Central in their first game, bowled first after losing the toss. more -->

Kepler To Sponsor Western Schools Competition The Western Schools Cricket competition has announced that Kepler will sponsor the school competition in 2009.

This vital support for school cricket is a much needed injection of confidence in Western cricket which is undergoing a rebirth in recent times with a senior league commencing and growing numbers of school teams taking part in the Kepler sponsored competitions. more -->

Three Fijian Players Selected in EAP Squad Three Fijian players have been selected in a 25 man East Asia Pacific squad for 2009/10.

Jo Baba, Jo Rika and Simon Jepson have been selected in a squad that has a greater focus on young players than in previous years. more -->

Fijian Selections in EAP Emerging Players Squad Five members of the Fiji Under 19 team that competed at the recent EAP Cricket Trophy have been selected in the 2009/10 EAP Emerging Players Squad.

Two of the players, Viliame Yabaki and Tukana Tavo, have already made their full international debuts with the senior team on the recent tour of Vanuatu and backed that up with impressive performances at the EAP tournament. more -->

Cricket Alive And Well In Moce I sometimes wonder how far off the beaten track you can go and still find a game of cricket. For a sport that was born on the genteel playing fields of England it sure has travelled a long way. Taken to the various colonies as part of Britain’s worldwide expansion, the game has now expanded to include a host of non-Commonwealth nations. more -->

Yabaki and Tavo Selected in All Star Team Fijian pair Viliame Yabaki and Tukana Tavo are celebrating their selection in the All Star team at the recent Under 19 East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy.

The team, which is selected based on performances at the tournament, is recognition for their strong performances against the region’s best young players. more -->

Fiji Clinch Third Place At EAP Tournament Fiji has claimed third place at the Under 19 East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy with a comfortable win over Indonesia in the 3rd/4th playoff.

Indonesia won the toss and elected to bat first in a game that was affected by rain at the Colts Ground in Port Moresby. more -->

PNG Beat Fiji at Under 19 Tournament Fiji’s quest for a place at the Under 19 World Cup Qualifying Tournament has come to an end after being defeated by tournament leaders PNG.

Fiji needed to beat PNG and then hope that their net run rate would be better than rivals Vanuatu to claim a top two position at the tournament. more -->

Fiji Crush Japan at Under 19 Tournament Fiji’s Under 19 cricket team has put in a dominant performance on day 3 of the East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy to demoralise Japan in a 7 wicket win.

Needing a win to stay in contention for an all important top 2 position, the Fijians bowled first on a stiflingly hot day that would sap the energy the fielding team. more -->

Vanuatu Sneak Past Fiji at Under 19 EAP A gallant effort from the Fiji Under 19 team was not enough to save the side from defeat against Vanuatu in an all important second round clash at the Under 19 East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy.

In the end the difference was a composed innings by Vanuatu skipper Simpson Obed that was enough to get his team home in a close and hard fought encounter. more -->

Under 19's Open EAP Tournament With A Win Over Indonesia Fiji’s Under 19 cricket team opened their East Asia Pacific Under 19 Cricket Trophy tournament in the best of ways with a comfortable four wicket win over Indonesia in the opening round.

Indonesia won the toss and elected to bat first at the Colts Ground in Port Moresby. The decision looked to have paid dividends as openers Muddis Tba and Gede Arsa quickly put on a 50 run opening partnership. more -->

Walesi Soqoiwasa Prepares For Under 19 EAP Umpiring Fijian cricket umpire Walesi Soqoiwasa will depart on Saturday for PNG where he will umpire at the Under 19 East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy.

While Fiji’s Under 19 team will be battling their regional counterparts on the playing field, Walesi’s appointment will ensure that Fiji is also represented in the umpiring ranks. more -->

Under 19's Ready Themselves for EAP Tournament The Under 19 Fiji Cricket Team is in the final stages of preparation for the East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy to be played next week.

The team, which will leave for Papua New Guinea on Saturday, is confident of a good showing in the five nation tournament, which will see Fiji facing off against PNG, Vanuatu, Japan and Indonesia. more -->

Fiji v Vanuatu Games 5 and 6 Reports Fiji finished their tour of Vanuatu on the highest of notes today with two sterling batting performances in two Twenty/20 internationals.

Resuming play after two rest days due to the death and funeral of local Vanuatu cricket identity, the teams agreed to play two Twenty/20 fixtures before Fiji departed in the evening. more -->

Fiji v Vanuatu Game 4 Report It was a case of what could have been for Fiji in the fourth game of their series against Vanuatu in Port Vila on Saturday.

Some good bowling was unfortunately matched with a number of dropped catches and balls falling tantalizingly out of reach of fieldsmen as Vanuatu scored 247 runs after batting first. more -->

Fiji V Vanuatu Game 3 Report It was a different Fiji cricket team that turned up for the third match of their series with Vanuatu today, as a disciplined batting and bowling performance resulted in a 32 run victory for the Fijians.

Batting first, Fiji only scored a modest total of 151, but while the score wasn't high coach Steve Jenkin was impressed with the way the players batted. Gone was the slogging and poor shots more -->

Fiji v Vanuatu Game 2 Report Vanuatu have taken a 2-0 lead in their series against Fiji after claiming a comfortable 97 run victory in the second match.

Vanuatu piled on the runs after winning the toss and electing to bat first in the second match of the series. more -->

Game 1 Match Report - Fiji v Vanuatu A disappointing batting performance from Fiji has seen Vanuatu record a win in the first game of their Bi-Lateral Series.

Fiji won the toss and elected to bat first in this first of six games against Vanuatu in Port Vila.

Given the task of ensuring they batted the full fifty overs by new coach Steve Jenkin, the batsmen failed to deliver being dismissed for a small total of 127 in just 32 ove more -->

Sorovakatini Named As Captain For Vanuatu Series Josefa Sorovakatini has been announced as the Captain of the Fiji National Cricket Team for their upcoming series against Vanuatu.

It will be the first time Sorovakatini has captained the national team after a long and distinguished international playing career that first saw him playing for Fiji in the mid 80’s as a youngster fresh from Tubou through to the recent tour of Tanzania for the Worl more -->

National Team Announced for Vanuatu Series Cricket Fiji has announced the players selected in the national team to play Vanuatu in their upcoming series next month.

The team contains a mixture of experienced players and some exciting young talent and should present a strong challenge to the Vanuatu side. more -->

Under 19 Squad Announced for East Asia Pacific Championships Cricket Fiji has named their team to compete in next month's Under 19 East Asia - Pacific Cricket Trophy in PNG.

Many of the team members took the opportunity of playing in the recently completed Easter Tournament as one last chance to put their name before selectors with strong performances. more -->

Cricket Fiji Holds Annual General Meeting Cricket Fiji held their Annual General Meeting during the Easter Tournament with all member associations that were competing at the Tournament represented at a fruitful and positive meeting. more -->

Sevou Stars in Final of Easter Tournament A player of the match performance by Jone Sevou with both bat and ball was the difference for Suva 1 in their local derby match in the final of Cricket Fiji's Easter Tournament. Sevou took 5 for 20 with the ball and then backed up with an unbeaten 62 to steer Suva 1 to a win over rivals Suva 2. more -->

Day 3 Results Decide The Finalists it was crunch time at Suva Grammar as Suva 2 played Moce 1 in their final pool game to see who would finish top of the pool and proceed to Monday's Final. To find out all the scores from the day's play follow the link. more -->

Big Hitting, Nail Biters and Rain on Day 2 of Easter Tournament Day 2 of the Easter Tournament threw up some big hitting at Albert Park, a thrilling finish at Suva Grammar and a comfortable victory for Suva in their match at the Army Ground.

The day's closest result was at Suva Grammar, where Tubou and Moce 1 played a thriller that had the crowd hooting with delight in the final stages. more -->

Day 1 Results at Easter Tournament See all the results from Day 1 of this year's Easter Tournament as the best players from around the country converge on Suva to pit their skills against each other. more -->

Easter Tournament - Day 1 Preview Day 1 of Cricket Fiji's Easter Tournament throws up some mouth-watering clashes to kick off this year's tournament.

Played over 50 overs, the first day of play will set the scene for an interesting tournament as six teams battle to win Fiji's premier tournament. The days match-ups are:

Moce 1 v Fiji West at AP 1

Tubou v Suva 1 at Army Ground

Moce 2 v Suva 2 as Suva Grammar more -->

Cricket Fiji Ready For Easter Tournament Cricket Fiji's annual Easter Tournament will be its usual high standard competition after six teams from associations from around the country confirmed their entry in this week's premier tournament.

"The Easter Tournament is Fiji's elite representative tournament," said Cricket Fiji General Manager Martin Shaw, "so we are looking forward to another great tournament full of high quality." more -->

Lords of the Oval Final After a season that had endured floods, rain and the loss disappearance of a main playing venue under a hopelessly underused marquee, the Suva Cricket League all came down to the final of the Lords of the Oval between Moce and VICC. Asnhey Singh reports on the day's events. more -->

National Training Squad Announced for Vanuatu Series Cricket Fiji has announced their training squad for the upcoming series against Vanuatu in late April.

The squad is a mix of experienced players with some fresh young blood being added to the mix. In all, 26 players have been included in the squad, including a number of players from the National Under 19 training squad. more -->

Fiji To Play Series Against Vanuatu Cricket Fiji has announced that the National Team will play a series of matches against Vanuatu in late April.

The team will travel to Vanuatu for series of games as part of their initial preparation for the East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy being held later this year. more -->

Cricket Fiji Appoints World Cup Winning Coach as New High Performance Manager Cricket in Fiji has received a major boost with the appointment of Stephen Jenkin, a highly credentialed World Cup winning coach, as the new High Performance Manager for Cricket Fiji. more -->

Suva Schools Cricket Competition Commences The Suva Secondary Schools Cricket League started last week with two games being played to open the competition.

This year’s league has attracted 11 teams which represents a promising growth in the number of teams playing. The competing schools, which are currently being visited by Cricket Fiji Development Officers to assist in their preparation for the league, are: John Wesley College (2 teams), Suva Grammar (2 teams), Dudley High School (2 teams), Assembly of God, Laucala Bay, Suva Muslim, Indian College and MGM. more -->

Holiday Cricket Clinic Fun With the school holidays upon us it has been time for Cricket Fiji's school holiday cricket clinics, which have been supported by Pizza Hut. more -->

Chris Rogers Donates Equipment to Fijian Player Chris Rogers found some time in his short visit to Fiji to donate some equipment to one of Fiji's young up and coming players. more -->

Women's Cricket Continues to Grow Women's cricket has continued its slow but steady growth, this time with a little bit of help from overseas friends. more -->

Chris Rogers Visit to Fiji Australian star Chris Rogers had a busy first day to his short stint in Fiji, working with cricket enthusiasts of all ages, from junior clinics to senior national team members. more -->

Level 1 Coaching Course Completed in Suva Thirteen participants completed their Level 1 Coaching accreditation at a recent course held in Suva.

The course was held as part of the State Partnership Program between Cricket Fiji and Cricket NSW, with Kane Radford presenting the course with the assistance of several local coaches. more -->

A Few Words With Fiji's Own Alicia Dean As Cricket Fiji looks ahead to the launch of women's cricket in Fiji later this month we caught up with Alicia Dean, a Suva born cricketer who is currently playing for the South Australian Scorpions in the Women's National Cricket League. more -->

MCC Tours Fiji to Play National Team The world's best known cricket club, the Marylebone Cricket Club from England, arrived in Fiji to play three games against the National Squad. Read on to find out how the English players adjusted to playing against the best Fiji has to offer. more -->

ICC World Cricket League Division 4 To follow all the action as Fiji takes on Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Italy, Jersey and Tanzania, you can visit the official ICC website which will have all the scores and tournament news. more -->