Chad Soper

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Chad Soper
Personal information
Full name
Chad Aiwati Soper
Born (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 32)
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/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2023
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

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]

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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.
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