Venkatacher Kalpana (born 18 July 1961) is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India.[1] She is a right hand batsman and wicket-keeper. She has played three Tests and eight ODIs.[2] She jointly with Sarah Illingworth holds the record for effecting the most dismissals as wicket-keeper in an innings of a Women's Cricket World Cup match[3]

Venkatacher Kalpana
Personal information
Full name
Venkatacher Kalpana
Born (1961-07-18) 18 July 1961 (age 62)
Karnataka, India
BattingRight-hand bat
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 32)26 June 1986 v England
Last Test9 February 1991 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 34)26 July 1986 v West Indies
Last ODI29 July 1993 v Denmark
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI
Matches 3 8
Runs scored 71 69
Batting average 14.20 9.85
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 34 31
Catches/stumpings 1/3 6/10
Source: CricketArchive, 18 September 2009

References edit

  1. ^ "V Kalpana". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. ^ "V Kalpana". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Women's World Cup | Most dismissals in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2017.