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Nat Uluiviti

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Nacanieli Uluiviti
Personal information
Full name
Nacanieli Mataika Uluiviti
Born(1932-05-19)19 May 1932
Suva, Fiji
Died6 May 2004(2004-05-06) (aged 71)
Suva, Fiji
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1954Fiji
1954/55Auckland
FC debut12 February 1954 Fiji v Otago
Last FC21 January 1955 Auckland v Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 210
Batting average 16.15
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 48*
Balls bowled 372
Wickets 3
Bowling average 61.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/18
Catches/stumpings 11/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 14 October 2007

Nacanieli Mataika "Nat" Uluiviti (19 May 1932 – 6 May 2004) was a Fijian cricketer, rugby union player and politician, serving in the Senate.[1][2]

Cricket

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A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[3] he played first-class cricket for both the Fiji national cricket team and Auckland in the 1950s.[4]

He made his first-class debut against Otago on Fiji's 1954 tour of New Zealand, playing three further matches on the tour.[5] He then attended university in New Zealand,[6] and played four first-class matches for Auckland in the Plunket Shield.[5]

Rugby union

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Uluiviti played at full-back for the Fiji national rugby union team's tour of New Zealand in 1957,[6] playing two Tests against the New Zealand Māori, scoring 23 points in total.[2]

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