Kabua Morea (born 30 September 1993) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.[1] Morea was named in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) squads for the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2][3] He also represented PNG in the men's cricket tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games,[4] finishing the tournament as PNG's leading wicket-taker with 12 dismissals.[5]
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| Full name | Kabua Vagi Morea | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 26) | 10 September 2021 v Nepal | ||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 28 February 2023 v United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 25) | 8 October 2021 v Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 23 July 2023 v Philippines | ||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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In August 2021, he was named in PNG's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Nepal and the United States in Oman, and their squad for round seven of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament, also in Oman.[6] He was part of the PNG squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[7] He made his ODI debut on 10 September 2021, against Nepal.[8] The following month, in round seven of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament, Morea took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket, with 5 for 28 against Oman.[9] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 8 October 2021 against Scotland in the 2021 Summer T20 Bash.[10]
In May 2024, he was named in Papua New Guinea’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Kabua Morea". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "All 16 team squads announced for ICC U19 CWC, ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 News –". Official Website. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea Under-19s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Vanuatu on top after day one in Port Moresby". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Pacific Games 2015: Mens Competition". CricHQ. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Barras announce squad". Post Courier. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Al Amerat, Sep 10 2021, Nepal v Papua New Guinea ODI Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Ali and Ilyas combine as Oman extend PNG's losing streak". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Only T20I, ICCA Dubai, Oct 8 2021, Papua New Guinea v Scotland T20I Match". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea's Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 12 June 2024.