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Mea Tangi Me Ma'ara Joshua Ave (born 6 July 1998) is a New Zealand-born cricketer, who plays for the Cook Islands national cricket team.

Ave is of Cook Islands heritage. He has an honours degree in chemical engineering with a master's degree in dairy science and technology. He works as a researcher for Fonterra.

A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, Ave has played Hawke Cup cricket since 2014, first for Marlborough and more recently for Manawatu. He made his List A debut for Central Districts in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 24 October 2018. He made his first-class debut on 15 November 2021, for Central Districts in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season. He made his Twenty20 debut on 31 December 2021, for Central Districts in the 2021–22 Super Smash.

On 11 March 2022, Ave played a match for Otago as a temporary loan player due to Otago being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. He replaced wicket-keeper Max Chu. Ave thus became the first player in the history of the Plunket Shield to represent two teams in the same season.

He was part of Cook Islands' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A in Vanuatu. He made his T20I debut on 9 September 2022 against Samoa.

References

1. "Ma'ara Ave". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
2. "Ma'ara Ave – life as an aspiring athlete and academic". Massey University. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
3. ^ "Wicketkeeper Ma'ara Ave earns CD contract". Manawatū Standard. Stuff.co.nz. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
4. "Hawke Cup Matches played by Ma'ara Ave". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
5. "The Ford Trophy at Nelson, Oct 24 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
6. "8th Match, Wellington, Nov 15 - 18 2021, Plunket Shield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
7. "18th Match (D/N), New Plymouth, Dec 31 2021, Super Smash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
8. Seconi, Adrian (11 March 2022). "Lockrose grabbing his chance". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
9. "Cricket squad named for T20 Qualifiers". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
10. "2nd Match, Port Vila, September 09, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier A". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

External links

• Ma'ara Ave at ESPNcricinfo

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