Ma'ara Ave

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Ma'ara Ave
Personal information
Full name
Mea Tangi Me Ma'ara Joshua Ave
Born (1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 (age 25)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper batter
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  1)9 September 2022 v  Samoa
Last T20I15 September 2022 v  Vanuatu
Source: Cricinfo, 15 September 2022

Mea Tangi Me Ma'ara Joshua Ave (born 6 July 1998) is a New Zealand-born cricketer, who plays for the Cook Islands national cricket team. [1] [2]

Ave is of Cook Islands heritage. He has an honours degree in chemical engineering with a master's degree in dairy science and technology. He works as a researcher for Fonterra. [3]

A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, Ave has played Hawke Cup cricket since 2014, first for Marlborough and more recently for Manawatu. [4] He made his List A debut for Central Districts in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 24 October 2018. [5] He made his first-class debut on 15 November 2021, for Central Districts in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season. [6] He made his Twenty20 debut on 31 December 2021, for Central Districts in the 2021–22 Super Smash. [7]

On 11 March 2022, Ave played a match for Otago as a temporary loan player due to Otago being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. He replaced wicket-keeper Max Chu. [8] Ave thus became the first player in the history of the Plunket Shield to represent two teams in the same season. [3]

He was part of Cook Islands' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A in Vanuatu. [9] He made his T20I debut on 9 September 2022 against Samoa. [10]

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References

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