Norman Vanua

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
Matches 25 25 7 39
Runs scored 296 321 102 323
Batting average 15.57 22.92 8.50 12.42
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/0
Top score 35 54 64 35
Balls bowled 1,117 490 1,084 1,753
Wickets 36 35 20 57
Bowling average 26.36 14.42 34.40 26.35
5 wickets in innings 0 1 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/24 5/17 5/59 4/24
Catches/stumpings 8/– 8/– 2/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 2023
Medal record
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Men's Cricket
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 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.

In May 2024, he was named in Papua New Guinea’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[11]

References

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  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.
  11. ^ "Papua New Guinea's Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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