Chad Soper

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Chad Soper
Personal information
Full nameChad Aiwati Soper
Born (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 29)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 16)4 November 2016 v Hong Kong
Last ODI10 September 2021 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 13)23 July 2015 v Afghanistan
Last T20I13 July 2019 v Vanuatu
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 23 13 6 34
Runs scored 283 37 210 390
Batting average 16.64 18.50 26.25 16.95
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 39 19 60 39
Balls bowled 1,056 198 972 1,446
Wickets 32 14 13 39
Bowling average 26.09 10.92 27.15 28.87
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/41 3/13 4/33 6/41
Catches/stumpings 6/– 2/– 2/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 September 2021

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 Zealander father, he grew up on the New South Wales Central Coast.[2]

Domestic career[]

He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 22 June 2015 against the Netherlands.[3] He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 21 November 2015 against Afghanistan.[4] 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.[5]

International career[]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20) debut for Papua New Guinea against Afghanistan in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 23 July 2015.[6] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 4 November 2016 against Hong Kong.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9] He was the leading wicket-taker for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with ten dismissals in six matches.[10] 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.[11] The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[12]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[13] 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.[14] In August 2021, Soper was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[15]

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. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 3rd Match: Netherlands v Papua New Guinea at Rotterdam, Jun 22, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Afghanistan v Papua New Guinea at Sharjah, Nov 21–24, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Soper's maiden five-for sets up PNG's six-wicket win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier A, 2018 - Papua New Guinea, Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Barras on a mission". The National (Papua New Guinea). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Barras named for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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