Regina Lili'i
Personal information | |
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Full name | Regina Sela Monika Lili'i |
Born | Apia, Samoa | 3 October 1986
International information | |
National side | |
T20I debut (cap 5) | 6 May 2019 v Fiji |
Last T20I | 10 May 2019 v PNG |
Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2019 |
Regina Lili'i (born 3 October 1986) is a Samoan cricketer and the current captain of the Samoa women's cricket team.[1][2][3] She is also the captain of the New Zealand Women's Indoor Cricket Team,[4] and was the first Pacific woman to lead the New Zealand side.[5] She also plays for Auckland in New Zealand.[6]
In May 2014, she was named as the player of the tournament in the East Asia Pacific Women's Cricket Trophy,[7] and was part of Samoa's gold-winning team in the cricket tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games.[8][9]
In April 2019, she was named as the captain of Samoa's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP tournament, held in Vanuatu.[2] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Samoa against Fiji in the Women's Qualifier EAP tournament on 6 May 2019.[10] She finished as the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 153 runs in five matches.[11]
References
- ^ "Regina Lili'i". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Just two steps away from World Cup spots for teams in Women's Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "HERA Ambassador – Regina Lili'i". HERA Girls. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "No gear, no worries for budding cricket stars". Locker Room. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "First Pacific woman to lead NZ indoor cricket team". Pacific Radio News. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Premier Women's Regina Lilii is off to the Indoor Cricket World Cup in Dubai in September!". Papatoetoe Cricket Club. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Sport: Samoa captain Lili'I named player of tournament". Radio NZ. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Big win for PNG, Samoa and Fiji in women's cricket". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Women's Squads Announced for the 2015 Pacific Games". Daily Post (Vanuatu). Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier at Port Vila, May 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Records: ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier, 2019, Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.