Ma'ara Ave | |
Country: | Cook Islands |
Fullname: | Mea Tangi Me Ma'ara Joshua Ave |
Birth Date: | 6 July 1998 |
Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Wicketkeeper batter |
International: | true |
T20idebutdate: | 9 September |
T20idebutyear: | 2022 |
T20idebutagainst: | Samoa |
T20icap: | 1 |
Lastt20idate: | 15 September |
Lastt20iyear: | 2022 |
Lastt20iagainst: | Vanuatu |
Date: | 15 September 2022 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/953285.html Cricinfo |
Mea Tangi Me Ma'ara Joshua Ave (born 6 July 1998) is a New Zealand-born cricketer, who plays for the Cook Islands national cricket team.[1] [2]
Ave is of Cook Islands heritage. He has an honours degree in chemical engineering with a master's degree in dairy science and technology. He works as a researcher for Fonterra.
A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, Ave has played Hawke Cup cricket since 2014, first for Marlborough and more recently for Manawatu.[3] He made his List A debut for Central Districts in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 24 October 2018.[4] He made his first-class debut on 15 November 2021, for Central Districts in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 31 December 2021, for Central Districts in the 2021–22 Super Smash.[6]
On 11 March 2022, Ave played a match for Otago as a temporary loan player due to Otago being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. He replaced wicket-keeper Max Chu.[7] Ave thus became the first player in the history of the Plunket Shield to represent two teams in the same season.[8]
He was part of Cook Islands' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A in Vanuatu.[9] He made his T20I debut on 9 September 2022 against Samoa.[10]