Charles Jordan Alewa Amini, also known as CJ Amini, (born 14 April 1992) is a Papua New Guinea cricketer. He is the son of Kune Amini and brother of

Chris Amini Christopher Ralai Amini is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 2005. Biography Born in Port Moresby to Charles and Kune Ami ...

, who both have also represented PNG.

Playing career

Charles led

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's successful campaign in the

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Under-15 Cricket 8's in 2006/07. He was part of the squad in the

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in 2008, and took eight wickets in the Qualifiers for the

in New Zealand in 2010. Amini made his Twenty20 debut level for Papua New Guinea in November 2013. In December 2013, he signed a rookie contract with the

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for the

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. In January 2014, he dismissed

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's top five batsmen and eventually finished with career best figures of 6 for 19 in 10 overs as

lost 10 for 52 to be all out for 105 in 35.5 overs during the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers at

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. He made his

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debut on 8 November 2014 against Hong Kong in Australia. He made his

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debut against Ireland during the

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tournament on 15 July 2015. In March 2018, at the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 9th/10th place playoff against

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in what was the 4,000th ODI to be played, Amini took 4 wickets for 27 runs. He had also scored 21 runs in Papua New Guinea's innings, earning the player of the match award. This was also Papua New Guinea's final

before losing their ODI status. In August 2018, he was named as the vice-captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. In March 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. The following month, he was named vice-captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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tournament in Namibia. He was named as one of the six players to watch during the tournament. In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the

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. In September 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In August 2021, Amini was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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. He was in Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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. He scored his maiden

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in ODI cricket, on 30 March 2023, against Namibia. In May 2024, he was named in Papua New Guinea’s squad for the

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tournament.

Personal life

Amini hails from a family with deep cricketing roots. His grandfather Brian and father Charles both captained

's senior side, while his brother

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was also a

senior and Under-19 captain. His mother Kune led the

women's team as well, and his aunt, Cheryl Amini, also played for the women's national team.

References

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