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Biography
Sebastian Winston Kohlhase (born 22 August 1942 in Aleipata, Western Samoa) was formerly a first-class cricketer, and is now a prominent sports administrator and businessman in Samoa.
Education
Kohlhase attended St Paul's College in Auckland, New Zealand.
Cricket career
Kohlhase played first-class cricket in New Zealand in the 1960s. He represented Northern Districts and Auckland as a medium pace bowler in a total of nine matches, scoring 107 runs at an average of 9.72 and taking 13 wickets at an average of 32.30.
Sports administration
Kohlhase is president of Samoa Cricket, the Samoan English Cricket Association and the Samoan International Cricket Association.
His work has been recognised by the International Cricket Council in their annual Development Programme Awards. In the 2002 awards, he was named as volunteer of the year for the East Asia/Pacific region, and he was given the lifetime service award for the region in the 2006 awards.
In 2008, he acted as Chef de Mission for the Samoan team at the Beijing Olympics.
He is also a vice-president of Samoa Softball.
