Rarua Dikana is a Papua New Guinean cricketer

Cricketer

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, also known as Rarva Dikana. A right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace

Fast bowling

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 bowler and occasional wicket-keeper

Wicket-keeper

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, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998.

Career

Dikana's first taste of international cricket

Cricket

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 came in the 1998 Under-19 World Cup when he represented Papua New Guinea Under-19s in six tournament matches. He made his debut for the senior side later that year, playing against Malaysia and Singapore in the ACC Trophy

ACC Trophy

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He next played for Papua New Guinea in the 2001 Pacifica Cup

Pacifica Cup

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 in Auckland

Auckland

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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 before playing for them 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

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. He played in the 2002 Pacifica Cup in Apia, Samoa

Samoa

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, including the final in which Papua New Guinea beat Tonga. In 2004, he first represented a combined East Asia Pacific team in the Australian National Country Cricket Championships, and has represented the side each year since.

In 2005, he played in the repêchage tournament for 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...

. Papua New Guinea beat Fiji in the final, to qualify for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland

Ireland

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, where Dikana made his List A debut against the Netherlands.

He represented Papua New Guinea at Division Three

2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

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 of the World Cricket League

World Cricket League

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 in Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

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, Australia

Australia

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, where he captained the side, and in the cricket tournament

Cricket at the 2007 South Pacific Games

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 at the 2007 South Pacific Games.

Dikana later played for Papua New Guinea in the 2009 World Cricket League Division Three

2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

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, where he played 6 matches. He later appeared for Papua New Guinea in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Two

2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two

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. He played a further 6 List A matches in the competition, the last coming against Hong Kong

Hong Kong cricket team

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. In his 6 matches in the competition, he too 10 wickets at a bowling average

Bowling average

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of 17.40, with best figures of 3/31.