Vani Morea

{{Short description|Cricket player}}

{{use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Vani Morea

| image =

| country = Papua New Guinea

| international = true

| fullname = Vani Vagi Morea

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|3|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role =

| family =

| odidebutdate = 8 November

| odidebutyear = 2014

| odidebutagainst = Hong Kong

| odicap = 9

| lastodidate = 8 March

| lastodiyear = 2018

| lastodiagainst = West Indies

| odishirt =

| T20Idebutdate = 23 July

| T20Idebutyear = 2015

| T20Idebutagainst = Afghanistan

| T20Icap = 12

| lastT20Idate = 12 April

| lastT20Iyear = 2017

| lastT20Iagainst = UAE

| columns = 4

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 13

| runs1 = 313

| bat avg1 = 26.08

| 100s/50s1 = 0/3

| top score1 = 65*

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–

| column2 = T20I

| matches2 = 5

| runs2 = 35

| bat avg2 = 7.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 19

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 6

| runs3 = 249

| bat avg3 = 20.75

| 100s/50s3 = 0/2

| top score3 = 61

| catches/stumpings3 = 3/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 27

| runs4 = 778

| bat avg4 = 35.36

| 100s/50s4 = 1/7

| top score4 = 102*

| catches/stumpings4 = 8/–

| date = 18 March

| year = 2018

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/387435.html Cricinfo

}}

Vani Vagi Morea (born 13 March 1983) is a former Papua New Guinean cricketer. Morea is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Port Moresby.

Morea made his debut for Papua New Guinea in the 2009 World Cricket League Division Three, where he played 5 matches. He later appeared for Papua New Guinea in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Two. It was in this competition that he made his List A debut against Bermuda. He played a further 5 List A matches in the competition, the last coming against Hong Kong.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/219/219465/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Vani Morea|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 May 2011}} In his 6 matches in the competition, he scored 165 runs at a batting average of 55.00. His highest score of the competition, 74*, came against Hong Kong. Upon the death of his wife in March 2018 he announced his retirement from cricket to look after his children. His last tour with the Barramundis was to Zimbabwe for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier where he scored a meager 13 runs in three matches before leaving the tournament early to be there for his wife during her final days.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/219/219465/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Vani Morea|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 May 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/333/333435.html|title=Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea, 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 May 2011}}

{{cite web|url=https://cricketpng.suoncreative.com/index.php/2018/05/02/vani-vagi-morea-calls-time-on-playing-career/|title=Vani Morea calls time on playing career|publisher=CricketPNG|access-date=5 June 2018}}