Nacanieli Mataika "Nat" Uluiviti (19 May 1932 – 6 May 2004) was a Fijian

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player and politician, serving in the

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A right-handed

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and right-arm

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bowler, he played

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for both the

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and

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in the 1950s.Teams played for by Nat Uluiviti
at Cricket Archive He made his first-class debut against

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on Fiji's 1954 tour of New Zealand, playing three further matches on the tour.First-class matches played by Nat Uluiviti
at Cricket Archive He then attended university in New Zealand,

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2005
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Rugby union

Uluiviti played at full-back for the

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's tour of New Zealand in 1957, playing two Tests against the New Zealand Māori, scoring 23 points in total.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uluiviti, Nat 1932 births 2004 deaths Fijian cricketers Fijian rugby union players Auckland cricketers Fiji international rugby union players Fijian expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand Auckland rugby union players Sportspeople from Suva I-Taukei Fijian people Members of the Senate (Fiji) Fijian sportsperson-politicians