23 Feb 2007

The cream of young cricketers from the Pacific in Samoa next week

10:27 am on 23 February 2007

Juniors from seven International Cricket Council (ICC) East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Member countries will arrive in Samoa next week in preparation for the ICC EAP U15 Cricket 8's to be held from 26th February - 3rd March.

The tournament, hosted by the Samoa English Cricket Association, will bring together talented youngsters from Fiji, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands and Vanuatu.

The week long competition will consist of an 8-a-side round robin competition to be staged at Samoa Gardens Ovals, in Apia.

First-up matches on day one are Fiji v Japan Tonga v Papua New Guinea and Samoa v Vanuatu, Cook Islands have the bye.