Tony Ura

Tony Ura (born 15 October 1989) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. Ura is a right-handed opening batsman.

Tony Ura
Personal information
Full name
Tony Pala Ura
Born (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989
Papua New Guinea
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 9)8 November 2014 v Hong Kong
Last ODI5 March 2023 v United Arab Emirates
T20I debut (cap 8)15 July 2015 v Ireland
Last T20I23 July 2023 v Philippines
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 30 23 6 52
Runs scored 753 671 303 1,102
Batting average 25.10 37.27 25.25 21.19
100s/50s 1/2 1/4 0/2 1/4
Top score 151 107* 75 151
Catches/stumpings 13/– 7/– 6/– 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 2023
Medal record
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Men's Cricket
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2019 ApiaTwenty20 International

International career

Having played age group cricket for Papua New Guinea Under-19s in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup and 2010 Under-19 World Cup,[1] he proceeded to be selected as a part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three, where he played 6 matches, helping them earn promotion to 2011 World Cricket League Division Two. It was in this competition that he made his List A debut against Bermuda. He played a further 5 List A matches in the competition, the last coming against Hong Kong.[2] In his 6 matches in the competition, he scored 92 runs at a batting average of 15.33, with a half century high score of 52.[3] This score came against Bermuda.[4]

Ura made his One Day International debut for Papua New Guinea on 8 November 2014 against Hong Kong in Australia.[5] He made his Twenty20 International debut for Papua New Guinea against Ireland in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 15 July 2015.[6]

In the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Ura scored a national record 151 runs from 142 balls against Ireland. He was named player of the match despite his team losing.[7] In the next match against West Indies, the inaugural ODI between the two teams, he scored 37 runs from 45 balls, hitting two sixes off the bowling of Ashley Nurse.[8] Following the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Ura as the rising star of Papua New Guinea's squad.[9]

In August 2018, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[10] In Papua New Guinea's opening match of the qualifier, against Samoa, Ura scored 120 runs from 55 balls.[11][12] In March 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[13] On 23 March 2019, during Papua New Guinea's match against the Philippines, Ura became the first batsman for Papua New Guinea to score a century in a T20I match, scoring 107 not out.[14][15] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 243 runs in four matches.[16] The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[17]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[18] 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.[19] In August 2021, Ura was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[20]

References
  1. "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Tony Ura". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  2. "List A Matches played by Tony Ura". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tony Ura". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  4. "List A Matches played by Tony Ura". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  5. "Hong Kong tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 8, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  6. "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 23rd Match, Group A: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. "5th Match, Group A, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Harare, Mar 6 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  8. http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8038/scorecard/1133007/papua-new-guinea-vs-west-indies-10th-match,-group-a-world-cup-qualifier-2017-18/ Scorecard
  9. "CWCQ 2018 Report Card: Papua New Guinea". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  10. "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. "ICC World T20 EAP Qualifier Day One Round up and Reactions". Cricket World. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  12. "PNG make the early running in ICC World T20 EAP A Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  13. "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  14. "Vanuatu record first victory at ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific regional finals". Inside the Games. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  15. "Victory to Vanuatu and a rain affected match sees the final come down to the last day". Cricket World. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  16. "ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final, 2018/19: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  17. "Barras on a mission". The National (Papua New Guinea). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  18. "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  19. "Barras named for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  20. "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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