29-05-2025
Cricket PNG keen to revitalise the game in Lae and create new pathways for players in the Highlands provinces
The village of Hanuabada on the fringes of Port Moresby is regarded as the hub of Papua New Guinea's cricketing world.
Over many years it has produced a long line of national team players - men and women.
But it hasn't always been that way - turn the clock back a few decades and PNG's second city Lae was at the top of the tree.
And now with men's cricket in particular heading towards a tough period of transition, Cricket PNG is keen revitalise the game in Lae, and grow the sport in the Highland Provinces, as they seek out the best new talent.
Right now there is only one turf wicket in PNG and that's at Amini Park in Port Moresby, but Henao Samual, who took on the role of development manager just three months ago, has ambitions to see a turf pitch put down in Lae within five years.
