Full name Naitini N Tuiyau Batting style Right-handed | National side Fiji Name Naitini Tuiyau | |
Born 16 June 1915 ( 1915-06-16 ) Navatau, Fiji Died 1 March 2002(2002-03-01) (aged 86) | ||
Naitini N Tuiyau (June 16, 1915 - March 1, 2002) was a Fijian cricketer and rugby union player.
Tuiyau was a right-handed batsman and made his first-class debut for Fiji in 1954 against Otago during Fiji's 1953/54 tour of New Zealand. During the tour he played three further first-class matches, with his final first-class match for Fiji coming against Auckland.
In his 4 first-class matches for Fiji he scored 170 runs at a batting average of 21.25, with a high score of 33. In the field Tuiyau took 4 catches.
Tuiyau also represented Fiji in 10 non first-class matches for Fiji in 1954. Tuiyau's final match for Fiji came against Bay of Plenty during the 1953/54 tour.
In rugby union he played as a scrum-half and featured in five Test matches for Fiji, two against Tonga in 1947 and three against New Zealand Maori the following year.