| Patrick Matautaava | |||||
| Country: | Vanuatu | ||||
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1991 | ||||
| Batting: | Right handed | ||||
| Family: | Andrew Mansale (cousin) | ||||
| International: | true | ||||
| T20idebutdate: | 9 July | ||||
| T20idebutyear: | 2019 | ||||
| T20idebutagainst: | PNG | ||||
| T20icap: | 15 | ||||
| Lastt20idate: | 23 July | ||||
| Lastt20iyear: | 2023 | ||||
| Lastt20iagainst: | Japan | ||||
| Date: | 23 July 2023 | ||||
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/352286.html Cricinfo | ||||
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Patrick Kaltaneaki Matautaava (born 27 September 1991) is a Vanuatuan cricketer.[1] He played in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.[2]
In September 2017, during the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament, he scored 139 not out off 76 balls against Germany.[3] With a total of 290 runs in five matches, Matautaava scored the most runs for Vanuatu in the tournament.[4]
In March 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[5] He was named as the player to watch in the squad ahead of the tournament.[6] With nine dismissals in five matches, he was the leading wicket-taker for Vanuatu in the tournament.[7]
In August 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[8] He was part of the Vanuatuan squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[9]
He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 9 July 2019, against Papua New Guinea, in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[10] In September 2019, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[11] He made his List A debut for Vanuatu, against Canada, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019.[12]
Later in September 2019, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for their series against Malaysia.[13] In the second match of the series, Matautaava scored 103 runs from 52 balls, becoming the first batsman for Vanuatu to score a century in a T20I match.[14]
In April 2022, he signed a six-month deal with Herning Cricket Club in Denmark as a player-coach.[15] He scored 99 runs in 55 balls while making his debut for the club, against Soraner at Skanderborg.[16]