Vanessa Bowen
Vanessa Bowen (born 26 September 1974) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman. She appeared in one Test match and 13 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka between 1997 and 1999, including captaining the side during their 1997 series against the Netherlands and at the 1997 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Colts Cricket Club.[1][2]
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| Full name | Vanessa Bowen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1974 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 1) | 17 April 1998 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 1) | 25 November 1997 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 30 March 1999 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000 | Colts Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In Sri Lanka's only Test match, she scored 78 in the first innings and 63 in the second innings, becoming the first and only Sri Lankan woman cricketer to score twin fifties on Test debut.[3][4]
References
- "Player Profile: Vanessa Bowen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- "Player Profile: Vanessa Bowen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- "Records | Women's Test matches | Batting records | Most runs in debut match | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- "Only Test: Sri Lanka Women v Pakistan Women at Colombo (Colts), Apr 17–20, 1998 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
External links
- Vanessa Bowen at ESPNcricinfo
- Vanessa Bowen at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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