Willie Gavera
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Willie Toua Gavera is a Papua New Guinean cricket
er. Gavera is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast
. He was born in Port Moresby
.
Having played age group cricket for Papua New Guinea Under-19s in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup, he proceeded to be selected as a part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2009 World Cricket League Division Three
, where he played 5 matches. He played a single match in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three
, before making his List A debut against Bermuda in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Two
. He played a further 3 List A matches in the competition, the last against Hong Kong
. In his 4 matches, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average
of 21.00, with best figures of 3/31.
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. Gavera is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born in Port Moresby
Port 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...
.
Having played age group cricket for Papua New Guinea Under-19s in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup, he proceeded to be selected as a part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2009 World Cricket League Division Three
2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament that took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from January 24 to 31 2009. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2011 Cricket World Cup....
, where he played 5 matches. He played a single match in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three
2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three is a cricket tournament that took place between 22–29 January 2011. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League...
, before making his List A debut against Bermuda in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Two
2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two is a cricket tournament that took place between 8–15 April 2011. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The United Arab Emirates hosted the event...
. He played a further 3 List A matches in the competition, the last against Hong Kong
Hong Kong cricket team
The Hong Kong cricket team represents Hong Kong in international cricket. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1969....
. In his 4 matches, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 21.00, with best figures of 3/31.
External links
- Willie Gavera at ESPNcricinfo
- Willie Gavera at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...