Chad Soper

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Chad Soper
Personal information
Full name
Chad Aiwati Soper
Born (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 33)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowling-all rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  16)4 November 2016 v  Hong Kong
Last ODI15 March 2023 v  United Arab Emirates
ODI shirt no.77
T20I debut(cap  13)23 July 2015 v  Afghanistan
Last T20I17 July 2022 v  USA
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches2716641
Runs scored39453210519
Batting average 20.7317.6626.2519.22
100s/50s0/00/00/10/0
Top score46* 196046*
Balls bowled1,2482589721,794
Wickets 38191352
Bowling average 25.3412.3127.1526.07
5 wickets in innings 1002
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling6/413/134/336/41
Catches/stumpings 7/–2/–2/–11/–
Medal record
Representing Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Men's Cricket
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apia Twenty20 International
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2023

Chad Soper (born 19 November 1991) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. [1] Born in Port Moresby to a Papua New Guinean mother and a New Zealand father, Soper grew up on the New South Wales Central Coast. [2]

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International career

Best known for his bowling ability, Soper represented Papua New Guinea under-19s in the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia. He took 5/32 against India to help bowl them out for 204. [3]

He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 22 June 2015 against the Netherlands. [4] He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 21 November 2015 against Afghanistan. [5] On 28 May 2016, Soper took his first five-wicket haul in a List A game in the match between Papua New Guinea and Kenya in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. [6]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20) debut against Afghanistan in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 23 July 2015. [7] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 4 November 2016 against Hong Kong. [8] In the second ODI of the tour, he took his first international five wicket haul taking figures of 6/41. Soper was adjudged man of the match for his performances. [9]

In August 2018, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. [10] He was the leading wicket-taker for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with ten dismissals in six matches. [11] In March 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. [12] The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. [13]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games. [14] In September 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [15] In August 2021, Soper was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [16]

In May 2024, he was named in Papua New Guinea’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Chad Soper". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Sim, Josh (5 January 2019). "Papua New Guinea national cricketer Chad Soper an unlikely find as the Barramundis rise". ABC News. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ravikant stars in India's big win". ESPNcricinfo. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 3rd Match: Netherlands v Papua New Guinea at Rotterdam, Jun 22, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Afghanistan v Papua New Guinea at Sharjah, Nov 21–24, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Soper's maiden five-for sets up PNG's six-wicket win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 3rd Qualifying Play-off: Afghanistan v Papua New Guinea at Dublin (Malahide), Jul 23, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Papua New Guinea tour of Hong Kong, 1st ODI: Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea at Mong Kok, Nov 4, 2016". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Papua New Guinea tour of Hong Kong, 2nd ODI: Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea at Mong Kok, Nov 6, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier A, 2018 - Papua New Guinea, Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Barras on a mission". The National (Papua New Guinea). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Barras named for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  16. ↑ "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  17. ↑ "Papua New Guinea's Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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