Archive · 29 Nov 2025
PNG Cricketer Kiplin Doriga Jailed for Robbery
Kiplin Doriga is a cricketer from Papua New Guinea who has played in big tournaments like the T20 World Cup.
He got in trouble because he punched a woman and stole her phone while he was in Jersey for a cricket tournament.
The police caught him the same day, and he said he was guilty in court.
Because of this, he has to go to jail for three years.
Even though he has played a lot of games and done well for his country, this bad thing he did is getting a lot of attention.
Kiplin Doriga, a 30-year-old cricketer from Papua New Guinea, was sentenced to three years in prison for robbery.
He attacked a woman and stole her mobile phone in St Helier, Jersey, on August 25, 2024.
Doriga was arrested the same day and pleaded guilty in court on August 27, 2024.
He has played 97 international matches and represented PNG in major tournaments like the T20 World Cup.
Papua New Guinea's cricket team had a mixed performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.
- Who
- Kiplin Doriga, a 30-year-old international cricketer from Papua New Guinea
- What
- Robbery and assault
- When
- August 25, 2024, with sentencing on November 28, 2024
- Where
- St Helier, Jersey
- Why
- Doriga attacked a woman and stole her mobile phone
- Name
- Kiplin Doriga
- Age
- 30
- Nationality
- Papua New Guinea
- Crime
- Robbery
- Sentence
- 3 years in prison
- Location of Crime
- St Helier, Jersey
- Date of Crime
- August 25, 2024
- Date of Sentencing
- November 28, 2024