Munokoa Fellesite Tunupopo (born 23 February 1984) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 3 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2000, becoming, at age 15, the youngest player to represent New Zealand.[1][2] She played domestic cricket for Auckland, and was the youngest domestic cricketer on record when she began playing.[3][4]
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| Full name | Munokoa Fellesite Tunupopo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1984 Tokoroa, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 81) | 17 February 2000 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 22 February 2000 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1998/99–2000/01 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and career
editTunupopo was born in 1984 in Tokoroa, Waikato, in the North Island of New Zealand, and attended Onehunga High School and Auckland Girls' Grammar School.[5][6] In 1998 she began playing cricket for Auckland in the State Insurance Cup. At 14 years and nine months she was the youngest domestic cricketer in the history of the tournament, and was the leading wicket-taker, with 21 wickets, in the 1999/00 season.[1][7] In February 2000, she played for New Zealand A against Australia Under-21s before, later that month, making her One Day International debut against England, becoming the youngest ever New Zealand international cricketer, at age 15.[1][8] She went on to play three matches in the series, but did not take a wicket.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Munokoa Tunupopo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Cricket: Coach unhappy despite victory". NZ Herald. 30 June 2000. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Little leftie realising dream". NZ Herald. 8 December 2011. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Munokoa Tunupopo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Brillant run out boosts Auckland". NZ Herald. 30 June 2000. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ Rutherford, Jenni (7 November 2000). "College sport: Top girl difficult to select". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Bowling in State Insurance Cup 1999/00 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Munokoa Tunupopo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links
edit- Munokoa Tunupopo at ESPNcricinfo
- Munokoa Tunupopo at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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