Kaia Arua (27 October 1990 – 4 April 2024) was a Papua New Guinean cricketer.[1][2] A left-arm wrist-spinner, she played for the Papua New Guinea women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.[3]
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| Full name | Kaia Arua | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 October 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 April 2024 (aged 33) Korobosea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | ||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 2) | 7 July 2018 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 19 January 2024 v Fiji | ||||||||||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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In June 2018, she was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4] She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Bangladesh in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[5] She captained the side for the match against Ireland on 12 July 2018.[6]
In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.[7] In November 2018, she was again named in the Women's Global Development Squad, to play fixtures against Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) clubs.[8]
In April 2019, she was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP tournament in Vanuatu.[9] In Papua New Guinea's penultimate match of the tournament, against Japan, she took her first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[10]
In August 2019, she was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[11][12] In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia.[13] In October 2021, she was named in Papua New Guinea's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[14] Her spell of 5/7 in 4 overs against Japan is the second-best bowling figure by a PNG cricketer.
Arua died in Port Moresby General Hospital on 4 April 2024, at the age of 33, leaving a son and a daughter.[15][16][17]
References
edit- ^ "Kaia Arua". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Arua to lead Lewas to T20". Post Courier. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 4th Match, Group B: Bangladesh Women v Papua New Guinea Women at Colombo (CCC), Feb 7, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Utrecht, Jul 7 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Ireland Women qualify for WT20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Meet the Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Second Women's Global Development Squad heads to Rebel Women's Big Bash League". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Just two steps away from World Cup spots for teams in Women's Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Stage Set for Scintillating Final Day in Vanuatu". Cricket World. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Lewas squad named for tour of Scotland". Post Courier. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Captains ready for Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea squad announced for Women's World Cup qualifiers in November 2021". Czarsportz. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea all-rounder Kaia Arua dies, aged 33". International Cricket Council. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Cricket World In Shock As PNG All-Rounder Passes Away At 33". TimesNow. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea's Legendary All-rounder Kaia Arua Dies, Aged 33 - News18". NEWS18. Retrieved 4 April 2024.