Rose Fernando

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 44)
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
CompetitionWTestWODIWT20IWLA
Matches137353
Runs scored52176265
Batting average52.0010.3510.60
100s/50s0/00/00/0
Top score442734
Balls bowled1741,631542,065
Wickets443251
Bowling average17.2514.4130.5016.05
5 wickets in innings0000
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling3/284/31/164/3
Catches/stumpings1/–10/–0/–13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 December 2021

Career

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]

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