Norman Vanua

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Norman Vanua
Personal information
Born (1993-12-02) 2 December 1993 (age 30)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm pace
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  12)9 November 2014 v  Hong Kong
Last ODI15 March 2023 v  United Arab Emirates
T20I debut(cap  10)15 July 2015 v  Ireland
Last T20I23 July 2023 v  Philippines
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches2525739
Runs scored296321102323
Batting average 15.5722.928.5012.42
100s/50s0/00/10/10/0
Top score35546435
Balls bowled1,1174901,0841,753
Wickets 36352057
Bowling average 26.3614.4234.4026.35
5 wickets in innings 0110
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling4/245/175/594/24
Catches/stumpings 8/–8/–2/–8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 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

Norman Vanua (born 2 December 1993) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. [1] Vanua made his One Day International debut on 9 November 2014 against Hong Kong in Australia. [2] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 15 July 2015. [3]

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. [4] 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. [5] The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. [6]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games. [7] He was in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [8] In Papua New Guinea's opening match of the tournament, against Bermuda, Vanua took a hat-trick. [9]

In August 2021, Vanua was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [10]

Vanua lives in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. He is an ICC Level 2 cricket coach and plays First Grade club cricket for Western Creek Molonglo Cricket Club between national duties. He is married to Kristie Vanua-Brown and has two children.

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References

  1. ↑ "'Most of us didn't know cricket was played on turf' – Norman Vanua reminisces about PNG's rise". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Hong Kong tour of Australia, 2nd ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 9, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 23rd Match, Group A: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Barras on a mission". The National (Papua New Guinea). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Barras named for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Norman Vanua's hat-trick the highlight as PNG stun Bermuda". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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