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Full name | Rarua Dikana Boge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Papua New Guinea | 19 October 1978||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Rugi Dee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rarua Dikana (born 19 October 1978 in Papua New Guinea) is a Papua New Guinean former cricketer, [1] also known as Rarva Dikana. [2] A right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper, [1] he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998. [3]
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. [4] He made his debut for the senior side later that year, playing against Malaysia and Singapore in the ACC Trophy. [5]
He next played for Papua New Guinea in the 2001 Pacifica Cup in Auckland, New Zealand [5] before playing for them in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada. [6] He played in the 2002 Pacifica Cup in Apia, Samoa, [5] including the final in which Papua New Guinea beat Tonga. [7] In 2004, he first represented a combined East Asia Pacific team in the Australian National Country Cricket Championships, and has represented the side every year since. [5]
In 2005, he played in the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy. [5] Papua New Guinea beat Fiji in the final, [8] to qualify for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland, where Dikana made his List A debut against the Netherlands. [9]
He represented Papua New Guinea at Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin, Australia, where he captained the side, [10] and in the cricket tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games. [5]
Dikana played for Papua New Guinea in the 2009 World Cricket League Division Three, where he played 6 matches. He appeared for Papua New Guinea in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Two. He played a further 6 List A matches in the competition, the last coming against Hong Kong. [9] In his 6 matches in the competition, he too 10 wickets at a bowling average of 17.40, with best figures of 3/31. [11]
After retiring from playing, Dikana was appointed interim head coach of Papua New Guinea for the 2011 Pacific Games in Samoa. [12] He also filled the role on an interim basis in 2014 following the resignation of Peter Anderson. [13]
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Full name | Rarua Dikana Boge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Papua New Guinea | 19 October 1978||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Rugi Dee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
CricketArchive, 22 May 2011 |
Rarua Dikana (born 19 October 1978 in Papua New Guinea) is a Papua New Guinean former cricketer, [1] also known as Rarva Dikana. [2] A right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper, [1] he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998. [3]
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. [4] He made his debut for the senior side later that year, playing against Malaysia and Singapore in the ACC Trophy. [5]
He next played for Papua New Guinea in the 2001 Pacifica Cup in Auckland, New Zealand [5] before playing for them in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada. [6] He played in the 2002 Pacifica Cup in Apia, Samoa, [5] including the final in which Papua New Guinea beat Tonga. [7] In 2004, he first represented a combined East Asia Pacific team in the Australian National Country Cricket Championships, and has represented the side every year since. [5]
In 2005, he played in the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy. [5] Papua New Guinea beat Fiji in the final, [8] to qualify for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland, where Dikana made his List A debut against the Netherlands. [9]
He represented Papua New Guinea at Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin, Australia, where he captained the side, [10] and in the cricket tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games. [5]
Dikana played for Papua New Guinea in the 2009 World Cricket League Division Three, where he played 6 matches. He appeared for Papua New Guinea in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Two. He played a further 6 List A matches in the competition, the last coming against Hong Kong. [9] In his 6 matches in the competition, he too 10 wickets at a bowling average of 17.40, with best figures of 3/31. [11]
After retiring from playing, Dikana was appointed interim head coach of Papua New Guinea for the 2011 Pacific Games in Samoa. [12] He also filled the role on an interim basis in 2014 following the resignation of Peter Anderson. [13]