Ipi Morea (born 6 May 1975) is a
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
n
cricket
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er. A right-handed
batsman
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and
wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. Th ...
,
he played for the
Papua New Guinea national cricket team
The Papua New Guinea national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Papua New Guinea Cricket Board, Cricket PNG, which has been a ...
between 1996 and 2005.
[Other matches played by Ipi Morea](_blank)
at CricketArchive
Biography
Born in
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...
in 1975,
Ipi Morea first played for Papua New Guinea in the 1996
ACC Trophy
The ACC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Open only to associate and affiliate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), it was contested biennially between 1996 and 2012, but ha ...
in
Malaysia
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.
This was followed the next year by an appearance in the
1997 ICC Trophy
The Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 24 March and 13 April 1997. It was the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Bangladesh national ...
, also in Malaysia and a second ACC Trophy, in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
, in 1998.
After this start it would be nearly four years before he next played for Papua New Guinea, returning for the 2002
Pacifica Cup
The Pacifica Cup was an international cricket tournament contested in 2001 and 2002 by teams from the Pacific Islands.
2001 tournament
The 2001 tournament was played in Auckland, New Zealand.
Qualifying match
Eighth ranked vs Ninth ranked.
F ...
in
Apia
Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō ...
.
The following year he represented Papua New Guinea at the
2003 South Pacific Games
The 2003 South Pacific Games were held in Suva, Fiji from 28 June to 12 July 2003. They are also known as the XII South Pacific Games.
The Games were the 12th ''South Pacific Games'' to be held since the event's inception and were the 40th annive ...
, winning a gold medal in the
cricket tournament. In 2004 and 2005, he played for a combined East Asia Pacific team in the Australian National Country Cricket Championship.
Also in 2005, he played in the
repêchage tournament of the
2005 ICC Trophy
The 2005 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Ireland between 1 July and 13 July 2005. It was an international one-day tournament played over 50 overs per side between 12 Associate Members of the International Cricket Council. It served a ...
.
Papua New Guinea won the tournament after beating
Fiji
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in the final. This qualified them for the
2005 ICC Trophy
The 2005 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Ireland between 1 July and 13 July 2005. It was an international one-day tournament played over 50 overs per side between 12 Associate Members of the International Cricket Council. It served a ...
in
Ireland
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in which Morea played, making his
List A
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debut.
He has not played for Papua New Guinea since 2005
but has continued to play for the combined East Asia Pacific Team in the Australian National Country Cricket Championships in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
He was named fielder of the tournament in 2006.
2006 Australian National Country Cricket Championships
at CricketArchive
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morea, Ipi
1975 births
Living people
Papua New Guinean cricketers
Sportspeople from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)
Wicket-keepers