Regina Lili'i

Regina Lili'i (born 3 October 1986) is a Samoan cricketer and the current captain of the Samoa women's cricket team.[1][2][3] She is also the captain of the New Zealand Women's Indoor Cricket Team,[4] and was the first Pacific woman to lead the New Zealand side.[5] She also plays for Auckland in New Zealand.[6]

Regina Lili'i
Personal information
Full nameRegina Sela Monika Lili'i
Born (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986
Apia, Samoa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 5)6 May 2019 v Fiji
Last T20I10 May 2019 v PNG
Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2019

In May 2014, she was named as the player of the tournament in the East Asia Pacific Women's Cricket Trophy,[7] and was part of Samoa's gold-winning team in the cricket tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games.[8][9]

In April 2019, she was named as the captain of Samoa's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP tournament, held in Vanuatu.[2] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Samoa against Fiji in the Women's Qualifier EAP tournament on 6 May 2019.[10] She finished as the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 153 runs in five matches.[11]

References
  1. "Regina Lili'i". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. "Just two steps away from World Cup spots for teams in Women's Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. "HERA Ambassador – Regina Lili'i". HERA Girls. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. "No gear, no worries for budding cricket stars". Locker Room. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. "First Pacific woman to lead NZ indoor cricket team". Pacific Radio News. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  6. "Premier Women's Regina Lilii is off to the Indoor Cricket World Cup in Dubai in September!". Papatoetoe Cricket Club. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  7. "Sport: Samoa captain Lili'I named player of tournament". Radio NZ. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. "Big win for PNG, Samoa and Fiji in women's cricket". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  9. "Women's Squads Announced for the 2015 Pacific Games". Daily Post (Vanuatu). Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  10. "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier at Port Vila, May 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  11. "Records: ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier, 2019, Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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