Hiri Hiri

Hiri Hiri

Personal information
Full name	Hiri Hiri
Born	(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 30)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
International information
National side	Papua New Guinea
ODI debut(cap  15)	4 November 2016 v  Hong Kong
Last ODI	15 March 2023 v  United Arab Emirates
T20I debut(cap  15)	6 February 2016 v  Ireland
Last T20I	23 July 2023 v  Philippines
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I Matches 24 6 Runs scored 275 17 Batting average 13.75 3.40 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 31* 8 Balls bowled 102 6 Wickets 3 0 Bowling average 37.66 – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 – Best bowling 1/6 – Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 2023

Hiri Hiri (born 1 May 1995) is a Papua New Guinea cricketer. He has represented his country at youth level in the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and at senior level in both One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket.

Youth cricket

Hiri played for Papua New Guinea under-19s in the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. ^[1] He played six matches and scored 87 runs at an average of 14.50.

International cricket

He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship against Nepal on 18 November 2015, ^[2] and hisTwenty20 International debut against Ireland in Australia on 6 February 2016. ^[3] Hiri's One Day International debut was on 4 November 2016 against Hong Kong. ^[4] He was in Papua New Guinea's squad for the last ever World Cricket League tournament, the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. ^[5]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games. ^[6]

Hiri returned to Papua New Guinea's national squad in the 2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series, the first tri-series of the 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament. ^[7] He only played in Papua New Guinea's final match against Oman. He scored 31 not out batting at number nine, his highest ODI score, ^[8] and one of only two players in Papua New Guinea's team to reach 30 in a four-wicket loss. ^{[9] [10]}

He was in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. ^[11] In August 2021, Hiri was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. ^[12]

In May 2024, he was named in Papua New Guinea’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. ^[13]

References

1. "Papua New Guinea Under-19s Squad ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2013/14 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
2. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 16th Match: Nepal v Papua New Guinea at Abu Dhabi, Nov 18, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
3. "Ireland tour of Australia, 1st T20I: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Townsville, Feb 6, 2016". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
4. "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.
5. "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
6. "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
7. "Barra's squad announced for Scotland". Loop PNG. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
8. "Hiri Hiri". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
9. "Oman finish opening round of Cricket World Cup League 2". International Cricket Council. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
10. "Full Scorecard of Oman vs Papua New Guinea, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, 6th Match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
11. "Barras named for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
12. "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
13. "Papua New Guinea's Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

External links

• Hiri Hiri  at ESPNcricinfo