Regina Sela Monika Liliʻi (born 3 October 1986) is a Samoan cricketer who has played for Samoa, Auckland and Northern Districts.[1][2][3] She has also captained the New Zealand women's indoor cricket team,[4] and was the first Pacific woman to lead the New Zealand side.[5][6]
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| Full name | Regina Sela Monika Liliʻi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 October 1986 Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 5) | 6 May 2019 v Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 19 Jan 2024 v Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11–2016/17 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | Northern Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19–2020/21 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
She captained Samoa's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP tournament, held in Vanuatu.[2] She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Samoa against Fiji in the tournament on 6 May 2019.[10] She finished as the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 153 runs in five matches.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Regina Lili'i". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Records: ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier, 2019, Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.