Sport | Cricket |
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Jurisdiction | National |
Abbreviation | CPNG |
Founded | 1972 |
Affiliation | International Cricket Council |
Affiliation date | 1973 |
Regional affiliation | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
Affiliation date | 1996 |
Headquarters | Port Moresby |
Chairperson | Helen Macindoe |
CEO | Greg Campbell |
Coach | Joe Dawes |
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Cricket PNG, originally founded as the Papua New Guinea Cricket Board of Control, is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Papua New Guinea. Its current headquarters is in Port Moresby. Cricket PNG was founded in 1972[1] and was elected an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council on 24 July 1973.[2][3] It is also a Member of the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council.
In July 2020, Cricket PNG won the Gray-Nicolls Participation Programme of the Year award, in the ICC's Annual Development Awards to recognise developing cricketing nations.[4][5]