Rarua Dikana

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Rarua Dikana
country = Papua New Guinea
fullname = Rarua Dikana Boge
nickname =
living = true
partialdates =
dayofbirth = 19
monthofbirth = 10
yearofbirth = 1978
placeofbirth =
countryofbirth = Papua New Guinea
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right-arm medium pace
role = Bowler
club1 = cr|PNG
year1 = 1998-
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
type2 = Under-19 ODI
debutdate2 = 13 January
debutyear2 = 1998
debutfor2 = Papua New Guinea Under-19s
debutagainst2 = Zimbabwe Under-19s
lastdate2 = 22 January
lastyear2 = 1998
lastfor2 = Papua New Guinea Under-19s
lastagainst2 = Kenya Under-19s
deliveries = balls
columns = 3
column1 = List A
matches1 = 7
runs1 = 68
bat avg1 = 9.71
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 27
deliveries1 = 239
wickets1 = 6
bowl avg1 = 28.66
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = n/a
best bowling1 = 3/31
catches/stumpings1 = 1/0
column2 = Under-19 ODI
matches2 = 6
runs2 = 38
bat avg2 = 6.33
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 32
deliveries2 = 191
wickets2 = 6
bowl avg2 = 28.00
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 3/41
catches/stumpings2 = 1/1
column3 = ICC Trophy
matches3 = 11
runs3 = 110
bat avg3 = 10.00
100s/50s3 = 0/0
top score3 = 28
deliveries3 = 419
wickets3 = 8
bowl avg3 = 33.75
fivefor3 = 0
tenfor3 = n/a
best bowling3 = 3/31
catches/stumpings3 = 1/0
date = 14 October
year = 2007
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/36/36109/36109.html Cricket Archive

Rarua Dikana (born 19 October 1978 in Papua New Guinea) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/36/36109/36109.html Cricket Archive profile] ] also known as Rarva Dikana. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/25050.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/36/36109/all_teams.html Teams played for by Rarua Dikana] at Cricket Archive]

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. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/36/36109/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html Youth ODI matches played by Rarua Dikana] at Cricket Archive] He made his debut for the senior side later that year, playing against Malaysia and Singapore in the ACC Trophy. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/36/36109/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Rarua Dikana] at Cricket Archive]

He next played for Papua New Guinea in the 2001 Pacifica Cup in Auckland, New Zealand before playing for them in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/36/36109/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy] matches played by Rarua Dikana] at Cricket Archive] He played in the 2002 Pacifica Cup in Apia, Samoa, including the final in which Papua New Guinea beat Tonga. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74743.html Scorecard] of Papua New Guinea v Tonga, 5 June 2002 at Cricket Archive] 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.

In 2005, he played in 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 Diikana made his List A debut against the Netherlands. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/36/36109/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Rarua Dikana] at Cricket Archive]

He most recently represented Papua New Guinea at Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin, Australia, where he captained the side, [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/WCLDIV3/squads.shtml Squads for 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three] at CricketEurope] and in the cricket tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games.

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