| Geua Tom | |
| Female: | true |
| Country: | Papua New Guinea |
| International: | true |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1995 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Odidebutdate: | 24 March |
| Odidebutyear: | 2024 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Zimbabwe |
| Odicap: | 9 |
| Lastodidate: | 11 April |
| Lastodiyear: | 2024 |
| Lastodiagainst: | USA |
| T20idebutdate: | 21 September |
| T20idebutyear: | 2022 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Thailand |
| T20icap: | 22 |
| Lastt20idate: | 31 March |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Zimbabwe |
| Date: | 29 July 2024 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/geua-tom-1093308 ESPNcricinfo |
Geua Pauke Tom (born 6 October 1995) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. In September 2022, she made her T20I debut for Papua New Guinea women's national cricket team and in March 2024, she made her ODI debut.[1]
Geua Tom was raised by her grandmother. She stays with her grandmother and three children. She faced financial difficulties in her life with the meager players' contracts. She said "Cricket is my bread and butter to put food on the table", as the whole family depends on her income through cricket. She said that cricket is a "big sacrifice" to support her family.[2]
Tom first played for Papua New Guinea on 28 April 2017, against Vanuatu in the 2017 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier East Asia-Pacific Region.[3]
She made her T20I debut against Thailand in the 2022 Women's T20 World Cup qualifier. She neither batted nor bowled in the match, while Papua New Guinea lost the match by 12 runs.[4] Few weeks after the completion of the tournament, she played for Papua New Guinea in the inaugural Women's T20 Pacific Cup.[5] Her second match of T20I career was against Samoa in this tournament, where she took two wickets for 11 runs. She was however wicketless for the rest of the tournament. She took part in 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP qualifier.[6]
On 24 March 2024, she made her One Day International debut against Zimbabwe at Harare, which was Papua New Guinea's first-ever Women's ODI match.[7] [8]