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Nacanieli Uluiviti Personal information Full name Nacanieli Mataika Uluiviti Born 19 May 1932
Suva, FijiDied 6 May 2004 (aged 71)
Suva, FijiNickname Nat Uluiviti Batting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium pace Domestic team information Years Team 1954 Fiji 1954-55 Auckland First-class debut 12 February 1954 Fiji v Otago Last First-class 21 January 1955 Auckland v Central Districts Career statistics Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 210 Batting average 16.15 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 48* Balls bowled 372 Wickets 3 Bowling average 61.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/18 Catches/stumpings 11/0 Source: Cricket Archive, 14 October 2007 Nacanieli Mataika "Nat" Uluiviti (19 May 1932 in Suva, Fiji – 6 May 2004 in Suva) was a Fijian cricketer[1] and Rugby Union player.[2]
Cricket
A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[3] he played first-class cricket for both the Fiji national cricket team and Auckland in the 1950s.[4]
He made his first-class debut against Otago on Fiji's 1954 tour of New Zealand, playing three further matches on the tour.[5] He then attended university in New Zealand,[6] and played four first-class matches for Auckland in the Plunket Shield.[5]
Rugby Union
Uluiviti played at full-back for the Fiji national rugby union team's tour of New Zealand in 1957,[6] playing two Tests against the New Zealand Māori, scoring 23 points in total.[2]
References
- ^ Cricket Archive profile
- ^ a b Rugby Union stats at scrum.com
- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ Teams played for by Nat Uluiviti at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b First-class matches played by Nat Uluiviti at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005, Obituaries
Categories:- 1932 births
- 2004 deaths
- Fijian cricketers
- Fijian rugby union players
- Auckland cricketers
- Fiji international rugby union players
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