Regina Lili'i

Regina Liliʻi
Personal information
Full name
Regina Sela Monika Liliʻi
Born (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 38)
Apia, Samoa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 5)6 May 2019 v Fiji
Last T20I19 Jan 2024 v Samoa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–2016/17, 2018/19–2020/21Auckland
2017/18Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20
Matches 17 75 86
Runs scored 434 656 697
Batting average 36.16 19.29 21.12
100s/50s 0/1 0/2 0/1
Top score 51 63 51
Balls bowled 24 1874 675
Wickets 2 45 26
Bowling average 13.50 29.60 29.23
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/11 4/16 3/26
Catches/stumpings 11/0 17/0 35/0
Source: CricketArchive, 15 July 2024
Medal record
Representing  Samoa
Women's Cricket
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby 20 over cricket
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia 20 over cricket

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]

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

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  1. ^ "Regina Lili'i". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Just two steps away from World Cup spots for teams in Women's Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "HERA Ambassador – Regina Lili'i". HERA Girls. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ "No gear, no worries for budding cricket stars". Locker Room. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. ^ "First Pacific woman to lead NZ indoor cricket team". Pacific Radio News. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Premier Women's Regina Lilii is off to the Indoor Cricket World Cup in Dubai in September!". Papatoetoe Cricket Club. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Sport: Samoa captain Lili'I named player of tournament". Radio NZ. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Big win for PNG, Samoa and Fiji in women's cricket". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Women's Squads Announced for the 2015 Pacific Games". Daily Post (Vanuatu). Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  10. ^ "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier at Port Vila, May 6 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Records: ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier, 2019, Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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