Background
He was born at Wembley, London.
He was born at Wembley, London.
Somaia was a right-handed batsman who was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. Somaia made his debut for Glamorgan in a List-A match against Somerset in 1989. He played one further List-A match for the county in the 1989 season, which was against Derbyshire.
His first-class debut for the county came in the same season against Gloucestershire.
During the 1989 season, he played 2 further first-class matches for the county against Derbyshire and Leicestershire, against whom he took his only five wicket haul of 5/87 in what was his final first-class match. Somaia also played 2 Minor Counties Championship matches for Staffordshire at Lichfield Road against Northumberland and Norfolk.
In 1990, he played 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches for the county, both coming against Oxfordshire.
