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 null 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 | 2021 | Lost | |
| 39* | 46 | Scotland | 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 |
| 7 | 129 | 32.25 | 0/0 | 13 | 17.69 | |
| 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 |
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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