Cricket Papua New Guinea successfully hosted its 2026 Regional Cricket Managers Conference at Amini Park’s Cricket Boardroom in Port Moresby.
The two days event from Monday February 16-17, 2026 brought together regional leaders to align structures, reporting frameworks and strategic priorities going forward.
This year’s conference was delivered in two parts to ensure wider regional participation. The Port Moresby session had 12 participants from the Southern and Islands regions, including NCD, Central, Popondetta, Milne Bay and West New Britain. The second phase will be held in Goroka to cover the Highlands and Momase regions, including Southern Highlands, Western Highlands, Eastern Highlands, Jiwaka, Madang and Lae.
Cricket PNG Operations Manager Rarua Dikana, who led the conference, described the sessions as impactful and forward-looking.
“Very informative, educational and learning approach in this conference,” Dikana said.
“Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and threat analysis was carried to review the operations of the Regional Cricket Managers who drive the involvement and participation in schools and in communities or villages.”
He highlighted the development targets set for the year ahead.
“The Cricket Managers Conference focused on the involvement and participation planning and targets for year 2026. Last year the game development section covered up to 90, 000 children through their schools and community involvement and participation.”
“The RCM’s will be aiming to better their 2025 outcomes and will be targeting to involve over 150,000 children in 2026. We have eleven regions which are the main focus. We will be encouraging junior cricket competitions around the regions.”
“Overall, it was a fruitful conference over the last two days and the GD officers will aim to have a bigger and successful 2026.”
