Sese Bau

Sese Bau (born 23 June 1992) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.^[1] He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 24 June 2015 against the Netherlands.^[2] He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 21 November 2015 against Afghanistan.^[3]

Sese Bau

Personal information
Born	(1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 33)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Papua New Guinea (2015–present)
ODI debut (cap 14)	4 November 2016 v Hong Kong
Last ODI	15 March 2023 v UAE
T20I debut (cap 14)	6 February 2016 v Ireland
Last T20I	2 June 2024 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 25 24 6 35 Runs scored 441 406 227 791 Batting average 18.37 25.42 20.63 23.96 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/4 Top score 59 50 51 80 Balls bowled 198 84 168 450 Wickets 2 4 2 7 Bowling average 74.00 19.75 48.50 42.71 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/35 2/4 2/50 2/35 Catches/stumpings 10/– 8/– 2/– 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2023

Bau made his Twenty20 International debut on 6 February 2016 against Ireland in Australia^[4] and his One Day International debut on 4 November 2016 against Hong Kong.^[5]

He was part of Papua New Guinea's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.^[6] 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.^[7] He was in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.^[8] He was the leading run-scorer for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with 141 runs in six matches.^[9]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.^[10] 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.^[11] In August 2021, Bau 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, where he notably became the first PNG crickter to score a half-century in a T20 World Cup.^[13]