Gima Keimolo
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Gimapau Gima Keimelo, usually known as Gima Keimolo, (born 4 December 1982 in Papua New Guinea
) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer
. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium
bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998.
came at the 1998 Under-19 World Cup when he played for Papua New Guinea in four tournament matches. He made his debut for the senior team in October that year, playing in the ACC Trophy
against Singapore aged just 15.
He next played for Papua New Guinea in the 2001 Pacifica Cup
in Auckland
, New Zealand
, and played in the 2001 ICC Trophy
in Canada
later that year, following this by playing in the East Asia/Pacific Under-19 Championship for the Papua New Guinea Under-19 team, from which Papua New Guinea qualified for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka
. He played in six matches of that tournament.
He returned to the senior side to make his List A debut in the 2005 ICC Trophy
in Ireland
. He has not played for Papua New Guinea since, though he did play for a combined East Asia/Pacific team in the Australia National Country Cricket Championships in 2006.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998.
Career
Keimolo's first taste of international cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
came at the 1998 Under-19 World Cup when he played for Papua New Guinea in four tournament matches. He made his debut for the senior team in October that year, playing in the ACC Trophy
ACC Trophy
The ACC Trophy or Asian Cricket Council Trophy is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council for the non-test nations in Asia...
against Singapore aged just 15.
He next played for Papua New Guinea in the 2001 Pacifica Cup
Pacifica Cup
The Pacifica Cup was an international cricket tournament contested in 2001 and 2002 by teams from the Pacific Islands.-First round:The eight participating teams were divided into two pools of four teams for the first round.-Pool A:...
in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and played in the 2001 ICC Trophy
2001 ICC Trophy
The 2001 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Ontario, Canada in 2001. It was the qualifying tournament for the 2003 Cricket World Cup...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
later that year, following this by playing in the East Asia/Pacific Under-19 Championship for the Papua New Guinea Under-19 team, from which Papua New Guinea qualified for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. He played in six matches of that tournament.
He returned to the senior side to make his List A debut in the 2005 ICC Trophy
2005 ICC Trophy
Ireland beat Bermuda easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.----Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 197 with Henrik Saxe Hansen making 71...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. He has not played for Papua New Guinea since, though he did play for a combined East Asia/Pacific team in the Australia National Country Cricket Championships in 2006.