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

  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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