John Ovia

John Ovia
Personal information
Full name
John Ovia
Born (1976-07-16) 16 July 1976 (age 48)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997–2005Papua New Guinea
List A debut1 July 2005 PNG v Netherlands
Last List A11 July 2005 PNG v Uganda
ICC Trophy debut26 March 1997 PNG v Italy
Last ICC Trophy11 July 2005 PNG v Uganda
Career statistics
Competition List A ICC Trophy
Matches 7 17
Runs scored 114 340
Batting average 16.28 20.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/2
Top score 28 94
Balls bowled 48 197
Wickets 0 2
Bowling average – 99.00
5 wickets in innings – 0
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – 2/31
Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 14 October 2007
Medal record
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Men's Cricket
South Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Suva 50 over cricket

John Ovia (born 16 July 1976) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler,[2] he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since the 1997 ICC Trophy.[3] His wife Hebou Morea has played for the Papua New Guinea women's team.[4]

  1. ^ Cricinfo profile
  2. ^ Cricket Archive profile
  3. ^ Teams played for by John Ovia Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
  4. ^ Hebou Morea at Cricket Archive