Rose Fernando

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Warnakolasooriya Rose Priyanka Dovey (née Fernando; born 28 July 1979) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer and current cricket umpire. Her main claim to fame was her bowling and she played primarily as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in one Test match, 37 One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals for Sri Lanka women's cricket team between 1997 and 2010.[1][2] Her sister Hiruka also played cricket for Sri Lanka.[3]

Rose Fernando
Personal information
Full name
Warnakolasooriya Rose Priyanka Fernando
Born (1979-07-28) 28 July 1979 (age 45)
Wennappuwa, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
RelationsHiruka Fernando (sister)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 3)17 April 1998 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 14)30 November 1997 v Netherlands
Last ODI14 March 2009 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 4)12 June 2009 v Pakistan
Last T20I15 June 2009 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000–2003Slimline Sports Club
2008/09Slimline Sports Club
2009/10Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club
2011–2012/13Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club
2015–2019Hertfordshire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 1 37 3 53
Runs scored 52 176 265
Batting average 52.00 10.35 10.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 44 27 34
Balls bowled 174 1,631 54 2,065
Wickets 4 43 2 51
Bowling average 17.25 14.41 30.50 16.05
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/28 4/3 1/16 4/3
Catches/stumpings 1/– 10/– 0/– 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 December 2021

Career

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Fernando made her only Women's Test cricket appearance in a 1998 match against Pakistan. She scored 44 runs in the first innings, and took three wickets in the second innings.[4] Fernando played for Sri Lanka at the 2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup.[5] In 2009, she was given a contract by Sri Lanka Cricket.[6] In the same year, Fernando represented Sri Lanka at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.[3] In a World Cup match against England, Fernando was reported for an illegal bowling action, as well as England bowler Jenny Gunn.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Rose Fernando". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Rose Fernando". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Former champion England ready to take on Asia alone". International Cricket Council. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Women tour of Sri Lanka, Only Test: Sri Lanka Women v Pakistan Women at Colombo (Colts), Apr 17-20, 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. ^ Dhambarage, Chris (27 August 2002). "Sri Lanka confirm participation". Daily News. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. ^ "SLC contract women Cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Gunn's action gets ICC clearance". BBC Sport. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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