Chad Soper
83P.N.G. · PACE · 2016 to 2023 · on scorecards: CA Soper
BATTING
- Matches
- 56
- Innings
- 54
- Runs
- 751
- Average
- 19.76
- Strike rate
- 57.11
- High score
- 46*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 70
- Average
- 28.35
- Economy
- 4.55
- Strike rate
- 37.3
- Best figures
- 6/41
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 14 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Chad Soper played 56 ODIs for Papua New Guinea in CricArcade's archive, from 2016 to 2023. The first came against Hong Kong at Mission Road Ground, with a score of 2 and 3 wickets, and the last against Canada at United Cricket Club Ground in 2023.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 486 runs at 21.1 in 36 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 46 not out from 59 balls against Scotland at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 2) in 2021, in a defeat. The best bowling is 6 for 41 against Hong Kong at Mission Road Ground in 2016.
In all: 2 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 11.8 across 5 ODIs; away it was 14.5 across 20 ODIs. The most runs came against Scotland: 154 runs at 30.8 in 9 ODIs. Dubai International Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 12 ODIs and 171 runs at 34.2. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Papua New Guinea won 9 of the ODIs Chad Soper played and lost 46.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 56 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46* | 59 | Scotland | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 2) | 2021 | Lost |
| 39* | 46 | Scotland | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) | 2021 | Lost |
| 39 | 72 | Hong Kong | Old Hararians | 2018 | Won |
| 36* | 53 | Nepal | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 35 | 74 | Nepal | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/41 | 10 | Hong Kong | Mission Road Ground | 2016 | Won |
| 5/25 | 10 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 4/43 | 10 | United Arab Emirates | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2023 | Lost |
| 3/15 | 8 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Won |
| 3/27 | 7 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2023 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 9 | 143 | 35.75 | 0/0 | 8 | 39.50 |
| Scotland | 9 | 154 | 30.80 | 0/0 | 14 | 25.79 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 78 | 15.60 | 0/0 | 19 | 16.21 |
| United States | 8 | 78 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 33.57 |
| Namibia | 6 | 65 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 79.33 |
| Oman | 6 | 115 | 28.75 | 0/0 | 4 | 51.50 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0/0 | 12 | 14.83 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 38.00 |
| Jersey | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 20.00 |
| West Indies | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0/0 | 6 | 36.50 |
| Away | 20 | 188 | 14.46 | 0/0 | 35 | 20.54 |
| Neutral | 31 | 504 | 25.20 | 0/0 | 29 | 36.10 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20 | 265 | 17.67 | 0/0 | 25 | 29.32 |
| 2020s | 36 | 486 | 21.13 | 0/0 | 45 | 27.82 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 12 | 171 | 34.20 | 0/0 | 18 | 21.50 |
| Amini Park | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0/0 | 6 | 36.50 |
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 5 | 34 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 96.00 |
| Wanderers Cricket Ground | 5 | 31 | 10.33 | 0/0 | 5 | 33.20 |
| Mannofield Park | 4 | 76 | 25.33 | 0/0 | 4 | 35.00 |
| Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) | 4 | 55 | 18.33 | 0/0 | 8 | 18.88 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Hong Kong, 2016 at Mission Road Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Canada, 2023 at United Cricket Club Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 19 November 1991
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,315
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 41.8
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 80.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 31.5
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 48.1
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,165 balls faced in that period.
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