Riley Hekure (born 31 October 1994) is a Papua New Guinean

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er. In September 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's

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(ODI) squad for the 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series. He made his ODI debut against

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, on 23 September 2019. Prior to his ODI debut, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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. He was part of Papua New Guinea's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Papua New Guinea, against

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, on 19 October 2019.

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* 1994 births Living people Papua New Guinean cricketers Papua New Guinea One Day International cricketers Papua New Guinea Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{PapuaNewGuinea-cricket-bio-stub