John Ovia

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = John Ovia
country = Papua New Guinea
fullname = John Ovia
nickname =
living = true
partialdates =
dayofbirth = 26
monthofbirth = 7
yearofbirth = 1976
placeofbirth = Port Moresby
countryofbirth = Papua New Guinea
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Off spin
role = Batsman
club1 = cr|PNG
year1 = 1997-
type1 = List A
debutdate1 = 1 July
debutyear1 = 2005
debutfor1 = cr|PNG
debutagainst1 = cr|NLD
lastdate1 = 11 July
lastyear1 = 2005
lastfor1 = cr|PNG
lastagainst1 = cr|Uganda
type2 = ICC Trophy
debutdate2 = 26 March
debutyear2 = 1997
debutfor2 = cr|PNG
debutagainst2 = cr|Italy
lastdate2 = 11 July
lastyear2 = 2005
lastfor2 = cr|PNG
lastagainst2 = cr|Uganda
deliveries = balls
columns = 2
column1 = List A
matches1 = 7
runs1 = 114
bat avg1 = 16.28
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 28
deliveries1 = 48
wickets1 = 0
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = -
tenfor1 = n/a
best bowling1 = 0/11
catches/stumpings1 = 0/0
column2 = ICC Trophy
matches2 = 17
runs2 = 340
bat avg2 = 20.00
100s/50s2 = 0/2
top score2 = 94
deliveries2 = 197
wickets2 = 2
bowl avg2 = 99.00
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 2/31
catches/stumpings2 = 4/0
date = 14 October
year = 2007
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5464/5464.html Cricket Archive

John Ovia (born 26 July 1976 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/25040.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5464/5464.html Cricket Archive profile] ] he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since the 1997 ICC Trophy. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5464/all_teams.html Teams played for by John Ovia] at Cricket Archive] His wife Hebou Morea has played for the Papua New Guinea women's team. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/134/134394/134394.html Hebou Morea] at Cricket Archive]

Career

John Ovia first played for Papua New Guinea in the 1997 ICC Trophy. In his debut against Italy, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5464/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by John Ovia] at Cricket Archive] he scored 94 runs and won the man of the match as Papua New Guinea won the match by 101 runs. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/63/63707.html Scorecard] of Italy v Papua New Guinea, 26 March 1997 at Cricket Archive] He played in four more matches in the tournament, including the 13th place play-off against Singapore, which Papua New Guinea won. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/63/63785.html Scorecard] of Papua New Guinea v Singapore, 5 April 1997 at Cricket Archive] The following year, he played in the ACC Trophy against Singapore and Malaysia. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5464/Other_matches.html Other matches played by John Ovia] at Papua New Guinea]

In 2001, he represented his country in the Pacifica Cup, taking 3/31 in the third place play-off against Tonga to secure the third place spot in the tournament. This was followed by his second ICC Trophy, the 2001 tournament in Canada. In 2002, he played in the second Pacifica Cup, top scoring in the final against Tonga to help Papua New Guinea win the tournament. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74743.html Scorecard] of Papua New Guinea v Tonga, 5 June 2002 at Cricket Archive] The following year, he played in the cricket tournament at the 2003 South Pacific Games, top-scoring in the final against Fiji to pick up a gold medal. [ [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 SportingPulse] The following year, he represented a combined East Asia/Pacific team in the Australian national country championships, and has played in the tournament every year since.

In 2005, he played for Papua New Guinea at the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy. Papua New Guinea beat Fiji in the final, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102370.html Scorecard] of Fiji v Papua New Guinea, 27 February 2005] to qualify for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland, where Ovia made his List A debut against the Netherlands. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5464/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by John Ovia] at Cricket Archive]

In 2007, Ovia played for Papua New Guinea at Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin, Australia. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/WCLDIV3/squads.shtml Squads for 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three] at CricketEurope] He most recently played for them in the cricket tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games, though he missed Papua New Guinea's record-breaking win [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000056/005620.shtml Papua New Guinea run riot] by Andrew Nixon, 1 September 2007 at CricketEurope] over New Caledonia, picking up a second South Pacific Games gold medal. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/SOUTHPACIFIC/about.shtml 2007 South Pacific Games cricket tournament] at CricketEurope]

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