Sean Solia Explained

Sean Solia
Country:Samoa
International:true
Internationalspan:2018
Fullname:Sean Mikaele Solia
Birth Date:15 December 1992
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Auckland
Year1:2016/17–
Date:22 November 2016
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/707109.html Cricinfo

Sean Mikaele Solia (born 15 December 1992) is a New Zealand-Samoan cricketer. He has played international cricket for Samoa, and since 2016 has played in New Zealand domestic cricket for Auckland.[1] [2]

Early life

He comes from Auckland and attended St Peter's College.[3] His father is Samoan.[4]

Domestic career

Solia made his first-class debut for Auckland against Canterbury on 22 November 2016 in the 2016–17 Plunket Shield season.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Auckland Aces on 4 December 2016 in the 2016–17 Super Smash.[6] He made his List A debut for Auckland on 15 January 2017 in the 2016–17 Ford Trophy, scoring 152 runs.[7] [8] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season.[9] In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[10]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[11] [12] In March 2022, in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season, Solia scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[13]

International career

He was part of Samoa's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[14] [15] In Samoa's opening match of the qualifier, against Papua New Guinea, Solia top-scored for his team with 39 runs.[16] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in six matches.[17]

In November 2020, Solia was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies.[18] [19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sean Solia . 22 November 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Sean Solia . 22 November 2016 . Cricket Archive.
  3. Web site: St Peter's College: History . St Peter's College . 28 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Cricket: Bolter in from the house of Lord's . New Zealand Herald . 13 September 2017 . 25 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Plunket Shield, Canterbury v Auckland at Rangiora, Nov 22-25, 2016 . 22 November 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. Web site: Super Smash, Auckland v Otago at Auckland, Dec 4, 2016 . 4 December 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  7. Web site: The Ford Trophy, Auckland v Northern Districts at Auckland, Jan 15, 2017 . 16 January 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  8. Web site: Solia's 152 on debut drives Auckland to victory . 16 January 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  9. Web site: Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list . ESPN Cricinfo . 15 June 2018.
  10. Web site: Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi . Scoop . 27 September 2018.
  11. Web site: Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand . ESPN Cricinfo . 15 June 2020.
  12. Web site: Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts . Stuff . 15 June 2020.
  13. Web site: Plunket Shield: Sean Solia's maiden first class century and Robbie O'Donnell's seventh, put Auckland Aces on top . Stuff . 28 March 2022.
  14. Web site: Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018 . International Cricket Council . 9 August 2018.
  15. Web site: Samoa include players based in NZ & Australia in squad for ICC EAP qualifiers . Czar Sportz . 9 August 2018 . 25 August 2018.
  16. Web site: ICC World T20 EAP Qualifier Day One Round up and Reactions . Cricket World . 25 August 2018.
  17. Web site: ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier A, 2018, Most Wickets . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 August 2018.
  18. Web site: Devon Conway included in New Zealand A squad to face West Indies . ESPN Cricinfo . 12 November 2020.
  19. Web site: Nicholls, Conway & Young to face West Indies in Queenstown . New Zealand Cricket . 12 November 2020 . 12 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112184042/https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/nicholls-conway-and-young-to-face-west-indies-in-queenstown . dead .

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