Loa Nou
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 April 2016 |
Loa Nou (born 31 December 1987) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast medium pace bowler,[1] he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 2007 and is the opening bowler for his country. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in July 2015.[2]
Biography
He was born in
Loa began playing cricket as a junior in the village Liklik Kricket Competition in 1998 at the age of 11 years.[1] It was from here he began to gain recognition as a young force in the cricket competitions in Papua New Guinea. He continued his journey with cricket and it eventually brought him into the Under-19 Papua New Guinean team as a young fast bowler.
In 2007, he debuted in Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin against
At the Under-19 World Cup in 2008, Loa was set as the 7th fastest bowler in the world for Under-19 and he is the fastest bowler in Papua New Guinea.
After a four-year exile from international cricket, Loa returned in the ICC Intercontinental Cup verse Netherlands where he took 5/49 in the first innings and finished with six wickets in the match. Nou played a key role in securing Papua New Guinea's victory in this inaugural match.
References
- ^ a b Cricinfo profile
- ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 23rd Match, Group A: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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