Sebastian Kohlhase
Encyclopedia
Sebastian Winston Kohlhase (born 22 August 1942 in Aleipata
, Western Samoa) was formerly a first-class
cricket
er, and is now a prominent sports administrator and businessman in Samoa.
in Auckland
, New Zealand
.
, the Samoan English Cricket Association and the Samoan International Cricket Association.
His work has been recognised by the International Cricket Council
in their annual Development Programme Awards. In the 2002 awards, he was named as volunteer of the year for the East Asia/Pacific region, and he was given the lifetime service award for the region in the 2006 awards.
In 2008, he acted as Chef de Mission for the Samoan team
at the Beijing Olympics.
He is also a vice-president of Samoa Softball.
Aleipata Islands
The Aleipata Islands is a group of four uninhabited islands off the eastern end of Upolu Island, Samoa, with an aggregate area of 1.68 km²):*Nu'utele *Nu'ulua *Namua *Fanuatapu...
, Western Samoa) was formerly a first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
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, and is now a prominent sports administrator and businessman in Samoa.
Education
Kohlhase attended St Paul's CollegeSt. Paul's College, Auckland
St Paul's College is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a Catholic education to its students. It is located in the central Auckland suburb of Ponsonby. The school originates from 1903 when the Marist Brothers opened Sacred Heart College, Auckland on the site...
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...
.
Cricket career
Kohlhase played first-class cricket in New Zealand in the 1960s. He represented Northern Districts and Auckland as a medium pace bowler in a total of nine matches, scoring 107 runs at an average of 9.72 and taking 13 wickets at an average of 32.30.Sports administration
Kohlhase is president of Samoa CricketCricket Samoa
the Samoa International Cricket Association is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Samoa. Cricket Samoa is Samoa's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 2000...
, the Samoan English Cricket Association and the Samoan International Cricket Association.
His work has been recognised by the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
in their annual Development Programme Awards. In the 2002 awards, he was named as volunteer of the year for the East Asia/Pacific region, and he was given the lifetime service award for the region in the 2006 awards.
In 2008, he acted as Chef de Mission for the Samoan team
Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Samoa sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by a total of six athletes. The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was weightlifter Ele Opeloge.- Archery:...
at the Beijing Olympics.
He is also a vice-president of Samoa Softball.