History
Cricket was introduced to the Solomon Islands by missionaries in the 1870s. Initially the game was played enthusiastically throughout the islands, but by the 1960s, interest outside the capital Honiara waned.
The national side first played in 1977, when they played Fiji in the capital city. The match was drawn. By the 1980s, the game outside the capital city was non-existent, though an attempt at a revival was made in the early 1990s. This revival led to the national side being sent to the cricket tournament at the 1991 South Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea.
Interest again declined after this though and equipment was in short supply. A match by the national team was played against an Australian club side in 1999, and they won by six wickets. They have not played since. A cricket association was formed in 2000 with the aim of setting up a national league and seeking membership of the International Cricket Council. However the civil war caused many of the expatriate community to leave the country, and the game again went into decline.
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