Sean Solia (born 15 December 1992) is a New Zealand-Samoan

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er. He has played international cricket for

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, and since 2016 has played in New Zealand domestic cricket for

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Early life

He comes from Auckland and attended St Peter's College. His father is Samoan.

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for Auckland against

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on 22 November 2016 in the

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. He made his

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debut for the Auckland Aces on 4 December 2016 in the 2016–17 Super Smash. He made his

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debut for Auckland on 15 January 2017 in the

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, scoring 152 runs. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he was named in the

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' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy. In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. In March 2022, in the

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, Solia scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.

International career

In August 2018, he was named in

's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. In Samoa's opening match of the qualifier, against

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, Solia top-scored for his team with 39 runs. He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in six matches. In November 2020, Solia was named in the

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for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solia, Sean 1992 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Samoan cricketers Auckland cricketers Cricketers from Auckland People educated at St Peter's College, Auckland New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent