Gimapau Gima Keimelo, usually known as Gima Keimolo, ^[1] (born 4 December 1982) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. ^[2] A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, ^[1] he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998. ^[3]

Career

Keimolo's first taste of international cricket came at the 1998 Under-19 World Cup when he played for Papua New Guinea in four tournament matches. ^[4] He made his debut for the senior team in October that year, playing in the ACC Trophy against Singapore ^[5] aged just 15. ^[1]

He next played for Papua New Guinea in the 2001 Pacifica Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, ^[5] and played in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada later that year, ^[6] following this by playing in the East Asia/Pacific Under-19 Championship for the Papua New Guinea Under-19 team, ^[5] from which Papua New Guinea qualified for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. He played in six matches of that tournament. ^[4]

He returned to the senior side to make his List A debut in the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland. ^[7] He has not played for Papua New Guinea since, though he did play for a combined East Asia/Pacific team in the Australia National Country Cricket Championships in 2006. ^[5]

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