Sean Solia
New Zealand-Samoan cricketer
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Sean Mikaele Solia (born 15 December 1992) is a New Zealand-Samoan cricketer. He has played international cricket for Samoa, and since 2016 has played in New Zealand domestic cricket for Auckland.[1][2]
Auckland, New Zealand
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| Full name | Sean Mikaele Solia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1992 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-Rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 38) | 8 October 2025 v Oman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 October 2025 v Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17– | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 November 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
He comes from Auckland and attended St Peter's College.[3] His father is Samoan.[4]
Domestic career
Solia made his first-class debut for Auckland against Canterbury on 22 November 2016 in the 2016–17 Plunket Shield season.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Auckland Aces on 4 December 2016 in the 2016–17 Super Smash.[6] He made his List A debut for Auckland on 15 January 2017 in the 2016–17 Ford Trophy, scoring 152 runs.[7][8] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season.[9] In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[10]
In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[11][12] In March 2022, in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season, Solia scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[13]
International career
He was part of Samoa's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[14][15] In Samoa's opening match of the qualifier, against Papua New Guinea, Solia top-scored for his team with 39 runs.[16] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in six matches.[17]
In November 2020, Solia was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies.[18][19]