Carl Cachopa (born 17 May 1986) is a South African-born New Zealand

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er who plays domestically for

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(and previously also for

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). He was born in

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, in what is now

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's Free State province, and represented the

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at under-15 level.Miscellaneous matches played by Carl Cachopa (41)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014. His family emigrated to New Zealand in 2002, and he and two younger brothers,

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(born 1988) and

Craig Cachopa Craig Cachopa (born 17 January 1992) is a retired South African-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Sussex in English county cricket and Auckland and Wellington at New Zealand domestic level. Cachopa was born in Welkom, in what is now Sou ...

(born 1992), have each since played first-class cricket in New Zealand. A right-handed

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who also bowls occasional right-arm

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, Carl Cachopa debuted for the Auckland under-19s at the age of 16, during the 2002–03 National Under-19 Tournament, and made his senior debut late in the 2004–05 season of the

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, aged 18.First-class matches played by Carl Cachopa (47)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014. The following season, when the West Indies toured, he was used as a substitute fielder during the first Test, and took a catch off the bowling of

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to dismiss

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. After the 2006–07 season, Cachopa left New Zealand to play

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, which precipitated a single appearance for the state's second XI in the

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. He returned to New Zealand for the 2010–11 season, signing with Central Districts. Good form during the 2012–13 Plunket Shield season, including a career-high 179

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against Auckland, led to Cachopa's selection for New Zealand A on a tour of India in August and September 2013, which included matches against

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and Sri Lanka A. Cachopa returned to Auckland for the 2014–15 season, and will play alongside his younger brother, Brad, a

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who switched from

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. He is of

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descent.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cachopa, Carl 1986 births Auckland cricketers Central Districts cricketers Living people New Zealand cricketers New Zealand people of Portuguese descent Cricketers from Bloemfontein South African emigrants to New Zealand South African people of Portuguese descent Naturalised citizens of New Zealand