Ipi Morea

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Ipi Morea
country = Papua New Guinea
living = true
dayofbirth = 6
monthofbirth = 5
yearofbirth = 1975
placeofbirth = Port Moresby
countryofbirth = Papua New Guinea
batting = Right-handed
role = Wicket-keeper
club1 = cr|PNG
year1 = 2005
type1 = List A
debutdate1 = 1 July
debutyear1 = 2005
debutfor1 = Papua New Guinea
debutagainst1 = Netherlands
lastdate1 = 11 July
lastyear1 = 2005
lastfor1 = Papua New Guinea
lastagainst1 = Uganda
deliveries = balls
columns = 2
column1 = List A
matches1 = 7
runs1 = 128
bat avg1 = 21.33
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 41
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = -
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = -
tenfor1 = -
best bowling1 = -
catches/stumpings1 = 4/1
column2 = ICC Trophy
matches2 = 12
runs2 = 177
bat avg2 = 17.70
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 41
deliveries2 = 0
wickets2 = -
bowl avg2 = -
fivefor2 = -
tenfor2 = -
best bowling2 = -
catches/stumpings2 = 9/2
date = 14 July
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5462/5462.html CricketArchive

Ipi Morea (born 6 May 1975) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/25038.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5462/5462.html CricketArchive profile] ] he played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team between 1996 and 2005. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5462/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Ipi Morea] at CricketArchive]

Biography

Born in Port Moresby in 1975, Ipi Morea first played for Papua New Guinea in the 1996 ACC Trophy in Malaysia. This was followed the next year by an appearance in the 1997 ICC Trophy, also in Malaysia [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5462/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Ipi Morea] at CricketArchive] and a second ACC Trophy, in Nepal, in 1998.

After this start it would be nearly four years before he next played for Papua New Guinea, returning for the 2002 Pacifica Cup in Apia. The following year he represented Papua New Guinea at the 2003 South Pacific Games, winning a gold medal in the cricket tournament. [ [http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=667755&c=2-1976-0-18028-0&pool=1001 Scorecard] of Fiji v Papua New Guinea, 9 August 2003 at tournament official website] In 2004 and 2005, he played for a combined East Asia Pacific team in the Australian National Country Cricket Championship.

Also in 2005, he played in the repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy. Papua New Guinea won the tournament after beating Fiji in the final. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102370.html Scorecard] of Fiji v Papua New Guinea, 27 February 2005 at CricketArchive] This qualified them for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland in which Morea played, making his List A debut. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5462/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Ipi Morea] at CricketArchive]

He has not played for Papua New Guinea since 2005 but has continued to play for the combined East Asia Pacific Team in the Australian National Country Cricket Championships in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He was named fielder of the tournament in 2006. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/AUS/2005-06_AUS_National_Country_Cricket_Championships_2005-06.html 2006 Australian National Country Cricket Championships] at CricketArchive]

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