Rarua Dikana

Rarua Dikana (born 19 October 1978 in Papua New Guinea) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer,^[1] also known as Rarva Dikana.^[2] A right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper,^[1] he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998.^[3]

Career

Dikana's first taste of international cricket came in the 1998 Under-19 World Cup when he represented Papua New Guinea Under-19s in six tournament matches.^[4] He made his debut for the senior side later that year, playing against Malaysia and Singapore in the ACC Trophy.^[5]

He next played for Papua New Guinea in the 2001 Pacifica Cup in Auckland, New Zealand^[5] before playing for them in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada.^[6] He played in the 2002 Pacifica Cup in Apia, Samoa,^[5] including the final in which Papua New Guinea beat Tonga.^[7] 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.^[5]

In 2005, he played in the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy.^[5] Papua New Guinea beat Fiji in the final,^[8] to qualify for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland, where Dikana made his List A debut against the Netherlands.^[9]

He represented Papua New Guinea at Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin, Australia, where he captained the side,^[10] and in the cricket tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games.^[5]

Dikana later played for Papua New Guinea in the 2009 World Cricket League Division Three, where he played 6 matches. He later appeared for Papua New Guinea in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Two. He played a further 6 List A matches in the competition, the last coming against Hong Kong.^[9] In his 6 matches in the competition, he too 10 wickets at a bowling average of 17.40, with best figures of 3/31.^[11]

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