Loa Nou
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Loa Nou from Hanuabada Village is a Papua New Guinea
n cricket
er. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast medium pace bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 2007 and is the opening bowler for his country.
, Papua New Guinea
to parents Nou and Hane Loa in 1987. Loa Nou first represented Papua New Guinea
at Under-19 level, playing in the East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2007 as well as the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Kuala Lumpur
. He made his debut for the senior side at the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Darwin
, Australia
.
Loa began playing cricket as a junior in the village Liklik Kricket Competition in 1998 at the age of 11 years. 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 Guinea
n team as a young fast bowler.
In 2007, he debuted in Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin against Fiji
where he took 2 wickets. Later that year at the South Pacific Games
, Loa played consistently by taking three wickets in each of PNG's victories and eventually the Papua New Guinea national cricket team played off for the gold medal against Fiji
, Loa helped Papua New Guinea
to a gold medal by taking 3/16.
At the 2008 Under-19 World Cup he continued to play consistently and against West Indies, Loa bowled his best, picking up 4/63.
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.
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...
n cricket
Cricket
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...
er. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast medium pace bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 2007 and is the opening bowler for his country.
Biography
Born in Port MoresbyPort Moresby
Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...
, Papua New Guinea
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...
to parents Nou and Hane Loa in 1987. Loa Nou first represented Papua New Guinea
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...
at Under-19 level, playing in the East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2007 as well as the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. He made his debut for the senior side at the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Loa began playing cricket as a junior in the village Liklik Kricket Competition in 1998 at the age of 11 years. 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 Guinea
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...
n team as a young fast bowler.
In 2007, he debuted in Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin against Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
where he took 2 wickets. Later that year at the South Pacific Games
South Pacific Games
The Pacific Games is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympics , with participation exclusively from countries around the South Pacific. It is held every four years and began in 1963, hosted by Suva, Fiji.- Concept :The idea of holding the South Pacific Games originated with Dr A.H...
, Loa played consistently by taking three wickets in each of PNG's victories and eventually the Papua New Guinea national cricket team played off for the gold medal against Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
, Loa helped Papua New Guinea
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...
to a gold medal by taking 3/16.
At the 2008 Under-19 World Cup he continued to play consistently and against West Indies, Loa bowled his best, picking up 4/63.
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.