Sean Solia

Sean Solia

Personal information
Full name	Sean Mikaele Solia
Born	(1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 32) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Samoa (2018)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016/17–	Auckland
Source: Cricinfo, 22 November 2016

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]

References

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

External links

• Sean Solia at ESPNcricinfo