Chad Soper

Chad Soper (born 19 November 1991) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.[1] Born in Port Moresby to a Papua New Guinean mother and a New Zealand father. He grew up on the New South Wales Central Coast.[2]

Chad Soper
Personal information
Full name
Chad Aiwati Soper
Born (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 16)4 November 2016 v Hong Kong
Last ODI15 March 2023 v United Arab Emirates
ODI shirt no.77
T20I debut (cap 13)23 July 2015 v Afghanistan
Last T20I17 July 2022 v USA
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 27 16 6 41
Runs scored 394 53 210 519
Batting average 20.73 17.66 26.25 19.22
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 46* 19 60 46*
Balls bowled 1,248 258 972 1,794
Wickets 38 19 13 52
Bowling average 25.34 12.31 27.15 26.07
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/41 3/13 4/33 6/41
Catches/stumpings 7/– 2/– 2/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2023
Medal record
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Men's Cricket
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2019 ApiaTwenty20 International

International career

Soper represented Papua New Guinea under-19's in the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia. He took 5/32 against India to help bowl them out for 204.[3]

He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 22 June 2015 against the Netherlands.[4] He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 21 November 2015 against Afghanistan.[5] On 28 May 2016, Soper took his first five-wicket haul in a List A game in the match between Papua New Guinea and Kenya in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[6]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20) debut for Papua New Guinea against Afghanistan in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 23 July 2015.[7] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 4 November 2016 against Hong Kong.[8] In the second ODI of the tour, he took his first international five wicket haul taking figures of 6/41. Soper was adjudged man of the match for his performances.[9]

In August 2018, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[10] He was the leading wicket-taker for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with ten dismissals in six matches.[11] In March 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[12] The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[13]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[14] In September 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[15] In August 2021, Soper was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[16]

References
  1. "Chad Soper". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. Sim, Josh (5 January 2019). "Papua New Guinea national cricketer Chad Soper an unlikely find as the Barramundis rise". ABC News. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. "Ravikant stars in India's big win". ESPNcricinfo. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 3rd Match: Netherlands v Papua New Guinea at Rotterdam, Jun 22, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Afghanistan v Papua New Guinea at Sharjah, Nov 21–24, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. "Soper's maiden five-for sets up PNG's six-wicket win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  7. "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 3rd Qualifying Play-off: Afghanistan v Papua New Guinea at Dublin (Malahide), Jul 23, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. "Papua New Guinea tour of Hong Kong, 1st ODI: Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea at Mong Kok, Nov 4, 2016". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. "Papua New Guinea tour of Hong Kong, 2nd ODI: Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea at Mong Kok, Nov 6, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  10. "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. "ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier A, 2018 - Papua New Guinea, Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  12. "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  13. "Barras on a mission". The National (Papua New Guinea). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  14. "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  15. "Barras named for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  16. "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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