Faasao Mulivai
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| Full name | Faasao Fredrick Mulivai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1985 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 8) | 8 July 2019 v Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 12 July 2019 v Vanuatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faasao Fredrick Mulivai (born 24 February 1985)[1] is a New Zealand-Samoan cricketer who plays for the Samoa cricket team and a former ICC East Asia-Pacific player, playing as an all-rounder.[2]
He is considered the biggest hitter of a cricket ball in the Pacific, and also hit the region's fastest half-century (15 balls) against Papua New Guinea.[3]
In 2003, Mulivai scored the highest individual score in a one-day secondary school 1st XI match with an unbeaten 197, which included 15 sixes. His former school, Kelston Boys' High School, also scored the highest team score of 387 in 50 overs in the same game against Auckland Grammar.[4]
He is the older brother of New Zealand cricketer Lily Mulivai.[5]
Domestic career
Mulivai made his debut for ICC East Asia-Pacific[6] in the 2011–12 season. He is one of only three Samoans to play for the East Asia-Pacific cricket team at the Australian Country Cricket Championships.[7]
International career
Mulivai was selected to represent Samoa in the Twenty20 and One Day International cricket in 2009, having qualified as a Samoan national for the ICC East Asia-Pacific tournament in Samoa.[1] In June 2019, Mulivai was selected to represent Samoa in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[8][5]
Mulivai holds the record for the fastest 50 in the East Asia-Pacific region, off just 15 balls, against Cricket PNG in February 2013.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Faasao Mulivai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ "Athlete / cricketer / Faasao Mulivai". mycricket. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ↑ "Results / East Asia-Pacific Tournament / Samoa Cricketer / Faasao Mulivai". icc-cricket. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "College Sport / Cricket / Faasao Mulivai". nzherald. Retrieved 18 February 2003.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Edward Enoka (14 July 2019). "Cricket siblings proud to represent Samoa". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ "Squad /East Asia PAcific Team /Player / Faasao Mulivai". icc-cricket. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "Player Profile / East Asia-Pacific / Faasao Mulivai". MyCricket. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ↑ "Results / 2013 ICC East Asia-Pacific Tournament". ICC-cricket. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
External links
- Faasao Mulivai at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Faasao Mulivai at ESPNcricinfo
- Cassidy, Barrie (2013). An Ocean of Cricket: Pictures from the Pacific. Victoria 3053, Australia: Victory Books. p. 168. ISBN 978-0522866025. Search this book on
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