Chad Soper

Chad Soper (born 19 November 1991) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.^[1] Born in Port Moresby to a Papua New Guinean mother and a New Zealand father, Soper grew up on the New South Wales Central Coast.^[2]

Chad Soper

Personal information
Full name	Chad Aiwati Soper
Born	(1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 33) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowling-all rounder
International information
National side	Papua New Guinea
ODI debut (cap 16)	4 November 2016 v Hong Kong
Last ODI	15 March 2023 v United Arab Emirates
ODI shirt no.	77
T20I debut (cap 13)	23 July 2015 v Afghanistan
Last T20I	17 July 2022 v USA
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 27 16 6 41 Runs scored 394 53 210 519 Batting average 20.73 17.66 26.25 19.22 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 Top score 46* 19 60 46* Balls bowled 1,248 258 972 1,794 Wickets 38 19 13 52 Bowling average 25.34 12.31 27.15 26.07 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/41 3/13 4/33 6/41 Catches/stumpings 7/– 2/– 2/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2023
Medal record Representing  Papua New Guinea Men's Cricket Pacific Games 2019 Apia Twenty20 International

International career

Best known for his bowling ability, Soper represented Papua New Guinea under-19s in the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia. He took 5/32 against India to help bowl them out for 204.^[3]

He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 22 June 2015 against the Netherlands.^[4] He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 21 November 2015 against Afghanistan.^[5] On 28 May 2016, Soper took his first five-wicket haul in a List A game in the match between Papua New Guinea and Kenya in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.^[6]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20) debut against Afghanistan in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 23 July 2015.^[7] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 4 November 2016 against Hong Kong.^[8] In the second ODI of the tour, he took his first international five wicket haul taking figures of 6/41. Soper was adjudged man of the match for his performances.^[9]

In August 2018, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.^[10] He was the leading wicket-taker for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with ten dismissals in six matches.^[11] In March 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.^[12] The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.^[13]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.^[14] In September 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[15] In August 2021, Soper was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[16]

In May 2024, he was named in Papua New Guinea’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[17]