born 16 July 1976 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Ovia first played for Papua New Guinea in the 1997 ICC Trophy. In his debut against Italy,[5] he scored 94 runs and won the man of the match as Papua New Guinea won the match by 101 runs.[6] He played in four more matches in the tournament,[5] including the 13th place play-off against Singapore, which Papua New Guinea won.[7] The following year, he played in the ACC Trophy against Singapore and Malaysia.[8]
In 2001, he represented his country in the Pacifica Cup, taking 3/31 in the third place play-off against Tonga to secure the third place spot in the tournament. This was followed by his second ICC Trophy, the 2001 tournament in Canada.[5] In 2002, he played in the second Pacifica Cup, top scoring in the final against Tonga to help Papua New Guinea win the tournament.[9] The following year, he played in the cricket tournament at the 2003 South Pacific Games, top-scoring in the final against Fiji to pick up a gold medal.[10] The following year, he represented a combined East Asia/Pacific team in the Australian national country championships, and has played in the tournament every year since.[8]
^ abcICC Trophy matches played by John Ovia at Cricket Archive
^Scorecard of Italy v Papua New Guinea, 26 March 1997 at Cricket Archive
^Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Singapore, 5 April 1997 at Cricket Archive
^ abcdeOther matches played by John Ovia 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Papua New Guinea
^Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Tonga, 5 June 2002 at Cricket Archive
^Scorecard 30 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine of Fiji v Papua New Guinea, 9 August 2003 at SportingPulse
^Scorecard of Fiji v Papua New Guinea, 27 February 2005
^List A matches played by John Ovia at Cricket Archive
^Squads for 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three 12 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
^Papua New Guinea run riot 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine by Andrew Nixon, 1 September 2007 at CricketEurope
^2007 South Pacific Games cricket tournament 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
December 18, 2023
john, ovia, born, july, 1976, papua, guinean, cricketer, right, handed, batsman, right, spin, bowler, played, papua, guinea, national, cricket, team, since, 1997, trophy, wife, hebou, morea, played, papua, guinea, women, team, personal, informationfull, namebo. John Ovia born 16 July 1976 is a Papua New Guinean cricketer 1 A right handed batsman and right arm off spin bowler 2 he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since the 1997 ICC Trophy 3 His wife Hebou Morea has played for the Papua New Guinea women s team 4 John OviaPersonal informationFull nameJohn OviaBorn 1976 07 16 16 July 1976 age 47 Port Moresby Papua New GuineaBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm off spinRoleBatsmanDomestic team informationYearsTeam1997 2005Papua New GuineaList A debut1 July 2005 PNG v NetherlandsLast List A11 July 2005 PNG v UgandaICC Trophy debut26 March 1997 PNG v ItalyLast ICC Trophy11 July 2005 PNG v UgandaCareer statisticsCompetition List A ICC TrophyMatches 7 17Runs scored 114 340Batting average 16 28 20 00100s 50s 0 0 0 2Top score 28 94Balls bowled 48 197Wickets 0 2Bowling average 99 005 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 2 31Catches stumpings 0 4 Source Cricket Archive 14 October 2007Medal record Representing Papua New GuineaMen s CricketSouth Pacific Games2003 Suva 50 over cricketCareer editborn 16 July 1976 in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Ovia first played for Papua New Guinea in the 1997 ICC Trophy In his debut against Italy 5 he scored 94 runs and won the man of the match as Papua New Guinea won the match by 101 runs 6 He played in four more matches in the tournament 5 including the 13th place play off against Singapore which Papua New Guinea won 7 The following year he played in the ACC Trophy against Singapore and Malaysia 8 In 2001 he represented his country in the Pacifica Cup taking 3 31 in the third place play off against Tonga to secure the third place spot in the tournament This was followed by his second ICC Trophy the 2001 tournament in Canada 5 In 2002 he played in the second Pacifica Cup top scoring in the final against Tonga to help Papua New Guinea win the tournament 9 The following year he played in the cricket tournament at the 2003 South Pacific Games top scoring in the final against Fiji to pick up a gold medal 10 The following year he represented a combined East Asia Pacific team in the Australian national country championships and has played in the tournament every year since 8 In 2005 he played for Papua New Guinea at the repechage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy 8 Papua New Guinea beat Fiji in the final 11 to qualify for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland where Ovia made his List A debut against the Netherlands 12 In 2007 Ovia played for Papua New Guinea at Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin Australia 13 He most recently played for them in the cricket tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games 8 though he missed Papua New Guinea s record breaking win 14 over New Caledonia 8 picking up a second South Pacific Games gold medal 15 References edit Cricinfo profile Cricket Archive profile Teams played for by John Ovia Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive Hebou Morea at Cricket Archive a b c ICC Trophy matches played by John Ovia at Cricket Archive Scorecard of Italy v Papua New Guinea 26 March 1997 at Cricket Archive Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Singapore 5 April 1997 at Cricket Archive a b c d e Other matches played by John Ovia Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Papua New Guinea Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Tonga 5 June 2002 at Cricket Archive Scorecard Archived 30 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine of Fiji v Papua New Guinea 9 August 2003 at SportingPulse Scorecard of Fiji v Papua New Guinea 27 February 2005 List A matches played by John Ovia at Cricket Archive Squads for 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three Archived 12 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope Papua New Guinea run riot Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine by Andrew Nixon 1 September 2007 at CricketEurope 2007 South Pacific Games cricket tournament Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Ovia amp oldid 1166061011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
