Damien Ravu (born 3 May 1994) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Papua New Guinea in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 1 October 2017.[2] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Scotland on 25 November 2017.[3]

Damien Ravu
Personal information
Full name
Damien Ravu
Born (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 29)
Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 21)25 November 2017 v Scotland
Last ODI20 September 2022 v Namibia
T20I debut (cap 25)22 March 2019 v Philippines
Last T20I12 July 2022 v Uganda
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 4 2 4
Runs scored 6 32 6
Batting average 2.00 10.66 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 5 32 5
Balls bowled 150 260 150
Wickets 0 3 0
Bowling average 45.33
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/40
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 September 2022
Medal record
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Men's Cricket
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia Twenty20 International

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.[4]

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.[5] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against the Philippines on 22 March 2019.[6] The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[7]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[8] 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.[9] He was the leading wicket-taker for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with twelve dismissals in eight matches.[10]

In August 2021, Ravu was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Damien Ravu". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup at Port Moresby, Oct 1-4 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ "2nd ODI, Scotland tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Nov 25 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. ^ "1st Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Barras on a mission". The National (Papua New Guinea). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Barras named for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  10. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Papua New Guinea: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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