Chad Soper

Chad Soper

Papua New Guinea
2015 - 2024
  • Date of Birth 1991-11-19
  • Role bowler
  • Batting Style right-hand bat
  • Bowling Style right-arm medium-fast
Debut Matches
Format Match Date
ODI HKG vs PNG 2016-11-04
T20 PNG vs AFG 2015-07-23
TEST AFG vs PNG 2015-11-21

Recent Performances

P.N.G. vs New Zealand
2024-06-17
Batting: 1
Bowling: 0/14
P.N.G. vs Afghanistan
2024-06-13
Batting: 9
Bowling: 0/19
P.N.G. vs Uganda
2024-06-05
Batting: 4
Bowling: 1/13
P.N.G. vs West Indies
2024-06-02
Batting: 10
Bowling: 1/19
P.N.G. vs Namibia
2024-05-30
Batting: -
Bowling: 0/14
P.N.G. vs Oman
2024-05-27
Batting: 0*
Bowling: 0/14
P.N.G. vs Nepal
2024-03-13
Batting: 13
Bowling: 2/15
Hong Kong vs P.N.G.
2024-03-12
Batting: -
Bowling: 0/29
P.N.G. vs Oman
2024-03-08
Batting: 17*
Bowling: 1/30
P.N.G. vs Oman
2024-03-06
Batting: 10*
Bowling: 3/26

Batting Statistics

Matches 56
Innings 54
Runs 751
Average 19.76
Strike Rate 57.11
Highest Score 46*
100s 0
50s 0
Fours 35
Sixes 8
Catches 14

Bowling Statistics

Matches 56
Innings 56
Wickets 70
Average 28.35
Economy 4.55
Strike Rate 37.3
Best Figure 6/41
4 Wickets 1
5 Wickets 2
Balls Bowled 2612
Runs Conceded 1985

Batting Statistics

Matches 31
Innings 20
Runs 155
Average 14.09
Strike Rate 79.89
Highest Score 19
100s 0
50s 0
Fours 6
Sixes 5
Catches 5

Bowling Statistics

Matches 31
Innings 30
Wickets 34
Average 17.82
Economy 6.52
Strike Rate 16.3
Best Figure 3/11
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 557
Runs Conceded 606

Batting Statistics

Matches 70
Innings 62
Runs 876
Average 19.04
Strike Rate 56.51
Highest Score 46*
100s 0
50s 0
Fours 42
Sixes 8
Catches 18

Bowling Statistics

Matches 70
Innings 70
Wickets 84
Average 28.3
Economy 4.51
Strike Rate 37.5
Best Figure 6/41
4 Wickets 1
5 Wickets 3
Balls Bowled 3158
Runs Conceded 2378

Batting Statistics

Matches 33
Innings 22
Runs 171
Average 15.54
Strike Rate 81.42
Highest Score 19
100s 0
50s 0
Fours 7
Sixes 5
Catches 5

Bowling Statistics

Matches 33
Innings 32
Wickets 37
Average 17.7
Economy 6.56
Strike Rate 16.1
Best Figure 3/11
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 599
Runs Conceded 655
Chad Soper's style of play, perhaps his entire career, is symbolic of most things to do with Papua New Guinea's national team. He does not have eye-popping talent, bowling stump-to-stump, often with the keeper standing up to the stumps, but his blue-collar work ethic has made him a staple of the national team.
Born in Port Moresby to a Papuan mother and Kiwi father, Soper grew up in New South Wales, and played the 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup for PNG, taking a five-wicket haul against eventual champions India, ensuring he would remain in the minds of senior team selectors going forward.
Afterwards, he continued to toil away in Sydney grade cricket, finally getting his chance with the PNG senior team in 2015 on tour in the Netherlands. A year later, he produced PNG's best ever ODI figures, taking 6 for 41 in a win over Hong Kong. On seaming tracks, his nippy seamers can be a nuisance.