Hiri Hiri

Hiri Hiri (born 1 May 1995) is a Papua New Guinea cricketer. He has represented his country at youth level in the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and at senior level in both One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket.

Hiri Hiri

Personal information
Full name	Hiri Hiri
Born	(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 30)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
International information
National side	Papua New Guinea
ODI debut (cap 15)	4 November 2016 v Hong Kong
Last ODI	15 March 2023 v United Arab Emirates
T20I debut (cap 15)	6 February 2016 v Ireland
Last T20I	23 July 2023 v Philippines
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I Matches 24 6 Runs scored 275 17 Batting average 13.75 3.40 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 31* 8 Balls bowled 102 6 Wickets 3 0 Bowling average 37.66 – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 – Best bowling 1/6 – Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 2023

Youth cricket

Hiri played for Papua New Guinea under-19s in the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[1] He played six matches and scored 87 runs at an average of 14.50.

International cricket

He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship against Nepal on 18 November 2015,^[2] and hisTwenty20 International debut against Ireland in Australia on 6 February 2016.^[3] Hiri's One Day International debut was on 4 November 2016 against Hong Kong.^[4] He was in Papua New Guinea's squad for the last ever World Cricket League tournament, the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.^[5]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.^[6]

Hiri returned to Papua New Guinea's national squad in the 2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series, the first tri-series of the 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament.^[7] He only played in Papua New Guinea's final match against Oman. He scored 31 not out batting at number nine, his highest ODI score,^[8] and one of only two players in Papua New Guinea's team to reach 30 in a four-wicket loss.^[9][10]

He was in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[11] In August 2021, Hiri was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[12]

In May 2024, he was named in Papua New Guinea’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[13]