Rarua Dikana

Rarua RobsonDikana
Personal information
Full name Rarua Dikana Boge
Born (1978-10-19) 19 October 1978
Papua New Guinea
Nickname Rugi Dee
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 16
Runs scored 115
Batting average 9.58
100s/50s –/–
Top score 27
Balls bowled 487
Wickets 16
Bowling average 21.62
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/31
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 May 2011

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] He Retired from international duties in 2012.

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 repΓͺchage 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]

References

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