Geua Pauke Tom (born 6 October 1995) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. In September 2022, she made her T20I debut for Papua New Guinea women's national cricket team and in March 2024, she made her ODI debut.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 October 1995 |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| ODI debut (cap 9) | 24 March 2024 v Zimbabwe |
| Last ODI | 11 April 2024 v USA |
| T20I debut (cap 22) | 21 September 2022 v Thailand |
| Last T20I | 31 March 2024 v Zimbabwe |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 July 2024 | |
Background
editGeua Tom was raised by her grandmother. She stays with her grandmother and three children. She faced financial difficulties in her life with the meager players' contracts. She said "Cricket is my bread and butter to put food on the table", as the whole family depends on her income through cricket. She said that cricket is a "big sacrifice" to support her family.[2]
Career
editTom first played for Papua New Guinea on 28 April 2017, against Vanuatu in the 2017 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier East Asia-Pacific Region.[3]
She made her T20I debut against Thailand in the 2022 Women's T20 World Cup qualifier. She neither batted nor bowled in the match, while Papua New Guinea lost the match by 12 runs.[4] Few weeks after the completion of the tournament, she played for Papua New Guinea in the inaugural Women's T20 Pacific Cup.[5] Her second match of T20I career was against Samoa in this tournament, where she took two wickets for 11 runs. She was however wicketless for the rest of the tournament. She took part in 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP qualifier.[6]
On 24 March 2024, she made her One Day International debut against Zimbabwe at Harare, which was Papua New Guinea's first-ever Women's ODI match.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Geua Tom Profile - Cricket Player P.N.G. | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Almond, Ali (28 January 2023). "Having one mum in an international cricket team is extraordinary — PNG has seven". ABC News. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "PNG-W vs THA-W Cricket Scorecard, 11th Match, Group B at Abu Dhabi, September 21, 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Inaugural edition of Women's Pacific Cup T20 Tournament to take place in October 2022 | Czarsportz Global". 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Bowling records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ pcAdminPNG (18 March 2024). "Lewas announce squad for One Day International tour". Post Courier. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ ICC (26 March 2024). "PNG impress against Zimbabwe in their first-ever official Women's ODI". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.