Navulani Maha (born 30 September 1974 in Alukuni,

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 ...

) is an all-round Papua New Guinean sportsman who has represented

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

and

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. He is the son of the ICC's Chairman for Papua New Guinea.Cricinfo Profile
/ref> Navu is 172 cm tall and weighs approximately 80 kg.

Australian rules football

Navu is an Australian rules player for the Central club. He has represented Papua New Guinea on many occasions and was recently appointed captain of the

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. At the 2005

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, he kicked the goal that sealed the Papua New Guinean team's appearance in Grand Final. After the cup, he was awarded joint winner of the Best and Fairest and became a member of the All-International side. Navu also works as a local development officer.

Cricket

Navu is an international cricketer who debuted in the

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against

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in 1997. He is a left-handed

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and

spin bowler Spin bowling is a bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is delivered slowly but with the potential to deviate sharply after bouncing. The bowler is referred to as a spinner. Purpose The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ...

Other sports

Navu also plays

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

at club level.

References

Papua New Guinean cricketers People from Central Province (Papua New Guinea) 1974 births Living people Papua New Guinean players of Australian rules football {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub