Munokoa Fellesite Tunupopo (born 23 February 1984) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-arm mediumbowler. She appeared in 3 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2000, becoming, at age 15, the youngest player to represent New Zealand.[1][2] She played domestic cricket for Auckland, and was the youngest domestic cricketer on record when she began playing.[3][4]
Munokoa Tunupopo
Personal information
Full name
Munokoa Fellesite Tunupopo
Born
(1984-02-23) 23 February 1984 (age 38) Tokoroa, New Zealand
Tunupopo was born in 1984 in Tokoroa, Waikato, in the North Island of New Zealand, and attended Onehunga High School and Auckland Girls' Grammar School.[5][6] In 1998 she began playing cricket for Auckland in the State Insurance Cup. At 14 years and nine months she was the youngest domestic cricketer in the history of the tournament, and was the leading wicket-taker, with 21 wickets, in the 1999/00 season.[1][7] In February 2000, she played for New Zealand A against Australia Under-21s before, later that month, making her One Day International debut against England, becoming the youngest ever New Zealand international cricketer, at age 15.[1][8] She went on to play three matches in the series, but did not take a wicket.[4]
References
^ abc"Munokoa Tunupopo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^"Cricket: Coach unhappy despite victory". NZ Herald. 30 June 2000. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^"Little leftie realising dream". NZ Herald. 8 December 2011. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ ab"Player Profile: Munokoa Tunupopo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^"Brillant run out boosts Auckland". NZ Herald. 30 June 2000. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^Rutherford, Jenni (7 November 2000). "College sport: Top girl difficult to select". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^"Bowling in State Insurance Cup 1999/00 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^"Women's List A Matches played by Munokoa Tunupopo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
munokoa, tunupopo, munokoa, fellesite, tunupopo, born, february, 1984, zealand, former, cricketer, played, right, medium, bowler, appeared, internationals, zealand, 2000, becoming, youngest, player, represent, zealand, played, domestic, cricket, auckland, youn. Munokoa Fellesite Tunupopo born 23 February 1984 is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right arm medium bowler She appeared in 3 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2000 becoming at age 15 the youngest player to represent New Zealand 1 2 She played domestic cricket for Auckland and was the youngest domestic cricketer on record when she began playing 3 4 Munokoa TunupopoPersonal informationFull nameMunokoa Fellesite TunupopoBorn 1984 02 23 23 February 1984 age 38 Tokoroa New ZealandBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumRoleBowlerInternational informationNational sideNew Zealand 2000 ODI debut cap 81 17 February 2000 v EnglandLast ODI22 February 2000 v EnglandDomestic team informationYearsTeam1998 99 2000 01AucklandCareer statisticsCompetition WODI WLAMatches 3 39Runs scored 8Batting average 1 33100s 50s 0 0Top score 4 Balls bowled 108 1 760Wickets 0 50Bowling average 19 925 wickets in innings 0 110 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 7 19Catches stumpings 2 6 Source CricketArchive 17 November 2021Early life and career EditTunupopo was born in 1984 in Tokoroa Waikato in the North Island of New Zealand and attended Onehunga High School and Auckland Girls Grammar School 5 6 In 1998 she began playing cricket for Auckland in the State Insurance Cup At 14 years and nine months she was the youngest domestic cricketer in the history of the tournament and was the leading wicket taker with 21 wickets in the 1999 00 season 1 7 In February 2000 she played for New Zealand A against Australia Under 21s before later that month making her One Day International debut against England becoming the youngest ever New Zealand international cricketer at age 15 1 8 She went on to play three matches in the series but did not take a wicket 4 References Edit a b c Munokoa Tunupopo Cricinfo Retrieved 6 March 2018 Cricket Coach unhappy despite victory NZ Herald 30 June 2000 ISSN 1170 0777 Retrieved 6 March 2018 Little leftie realising dream NZ Herald 8 December 2011 ISSN 1170 0777 Retrieved 6 March 2018 a b Player Profile Munokoa Tunupopo CricketArchive Retrieved 17 November 2021 Brillant run out boosts Auckland NZ Herald 30 June 2000 ISSN 1170 0777 Retrieved 6 March 2018 Rutherford Jenni 7 November 2000 College sport Top girl difficult to select NZ Herald ISSN 1170 0777 Retrieved 6 March 2018 Bowling in State Insurance Cup 1999 00 Ordered by Wickets CricketArchive Retrieved 17 November 2021 Women s List A Matches played by Munokoa Tunupopo CricketArchive Retrieved 17 November 2021 External links EditMunokoa Tunupopo at ESPNcricinfo Munokoa Tunupopo at CricketArchive subscription required This biographical article related to a New Zealand cricket person born in the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Munokoa Tunupopo amp oldid 1102748273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
