Photo Credit: Cricket PNG
With Papua New Guinea set to compete in the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in the West Indies January 2022, the nation’s best 18 young male cricket players have now been selected.
| NAME | REGION | MODE OF SKILL |
| Malcolm Aporo | Central | RIGHT HAND BATTER/RIGHT ARM LEG SPINNER |
| Katenalaki Singi | Ahioma (Milne Bay) | RIGHT HAND BATTER/RIGHT ARM MEDIUM PACE |
| Christopher Kilapat | POM | RIGHT HAND BATTER |
| Sigo Kelly | Lae (Morobe) | RIGHT HAND BATTER |
| Boio Ray | POM | RIGHT HAND BATTER |
| Junior Morea | POM | RIGHT ARM MEDIUM PACE |
| John Kariko | POM | RIGHT ARM MEDIUM PACE |
| Peter Karoho | POM | RIGHT HAND BATTER/WICKET KEEPER |
| Patrick Nou | POM | RIGHT HAND BATTER/RIGHT ARM OFF SPINNER |
| Rason Kevau | POM | RIGHT HAND BATTER/RIGHT ARM MEDIUM PACE |
| Barnabas Maha | POM | RIGHT HAND BATTER |
| Ryan Ani | POM | RIGHT HAND BATTER/RIGHT ARM MEDIUM PACE |
| Gata Mika | POM | LEFT ARM MEDIUM PACE |
| Aue Oru | POM | RIGHT ARM MEDIUM FAST |
| Karoho Kevau | POM | RIGHT ARM MEDIUM PACE |
| Api Ila | Central | RIGHT ARM MEDIUM PACE |
| Vele Varuko | Central | RIGHT ARM MEDIUM PACE/RIGHT HAND BATTER |
| Toua Boe | POM | LEFT ARM MEDIUM PACE |
National Talent Identification Manager, Rodney Maha, is very excited about the potential of the squad. “With our help over the next three months, teaching these raw talents about nutrition, strength and conditioning, and working on their cricket skills, I am confident our team will make PNG proud”.
Maha added “Take note of these names, there are future stars in this team that will play for the Barras”
All the squad has had their first Covid Vaccination and started the process for getting Passports, so that should they make the final 15-man travelling squad, they will be ready to represent Papua New Guinea on the world stage.
Name of Author: Cricket PNG
Cricket PNG, founded as the Papua New Guinea Cricket Board of Control in 1972, is the governing body for cricket in Papua New Guinea. Headquartered in Port Moresby, it became an ICC Associate Member on July 24, 1973, and is also a member of the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council.
