Tony Ura Biography: Personal Life, Career, Playing Style, Age, Height, Girlfriend, Facts & Networth
Tony Ura Biography
Tony Ura, a cricket player from Papua New Guinea, was born on October 15, 1989. Right-handed batsman Ura is an opening batsman for the national men’s cricket team of Papua New Guinea.
Playing Cricket Career
Following Tony Ura’s participation in age group cricket for the Papua New Guinea Under-19s in the 2008 and 2010 Under-19 World Cups, Tony Ura went on to be chosen for the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three, where Tony Ura played six matches and assisted them in getting promoted to the 2011 World Cricket League Division Two. Tony Ura played Bermuda in this competition, marking his List A debut. Tony participated in five more List A games during the competition, with Hong Kong being his final opponent. Tony played in 6 games during the campaign, scoring 92 runs at a batting average of 15.33 with a 52-run half-century high. This result was obtained against the cricket team of Bermuda.
On November 8, of the year 2014, Ura played in his first One Day International (ODI) for Papua New Guinea against Hong Kong in Australia. On July 15, of the year 2015, Tony played his first Twenty 20 International (T20I) match for Papua New Guinea against the cricket team of Ireland in the 2015 ICC World Twenty 20 Qualifier competition.
Against the cricket team of Ireland in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Ura struck a record-breaking 151 runs in 142 balls, setting a new national mark. Despite his team losing, Tony was awarded the game’s best player. Tony scored 37 runs from 45 balls in the following game against the cricket team of West Indies, the first One Day International (ODI) between the two countries, striking two sixes off Ashley Nurse’s bowling. The International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded Ura the squad’s rising star at the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier competition.
Tony was included in the Papua New Guinea team for Group A of the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier for the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup in the month of August of the year 2018. Tony Pala Ura scored 120 runs off of 55 balls in Papua New Guinea’s opening match of the qualifier against Samoa. Tony was included in the Papua New Guinea team for the Regional Finals of the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier for the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup in the month of March of the year 2019. Tony Pala Ura scored 107 not out on March 23, of the year 2019, during Papua New Guinea’s Twenty 20 International (T20I) match against the Philippines, becoming the nation’s first batter to do so. With 243 runs in four games, Tony was the tournament’s top run-scorer. Tony was included in Papua New Guinea’s team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two competition in Namibia the following month.
Tony Ura was chosen to play for the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men’s competition at the 2019 Pacific Games in the month of June of the year 2019. Tony Ura was included in the Papua New Guinea team for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier match in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the month of September of the year 2019. Tony Pala Ura was selected for the Papua New Guinea team to compete in the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the month of August of the year 2021.
Bio Data
Full name: Tony Pala Ura
Born: 15 October 1989
Age: 33 Years
Birth Place: Papua New Guinea
Batting: Right-handed
International Cricket Playing Details
National side: Papua New Guinea (2014-present)
One Day International (ODI) debut (cap 9): (On 8 November 2014) Papua New Guinea vs Hong Kong
Last Played One Day International (ODI): (On 5 March 2023) Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Twenty 20 International (T20I) debut (cap 8): (On 15 July 2015) Papua New Guinea vs Ireland
Last Played Twenty 20 International (T20I) by Tony Pala Ura: (On 23 July 2023) Papua New Guinea vs Philippines
