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Vanessa Bowen

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Vanessa Bowen
Personal information
Full name
Vanessa Bowen
Born (1974-09-26) 26 September 1974 (age 50)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 1)17 April 1998 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 1)25 November 1997 v Netherlands
Last ODI30 March 1999 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000Colts Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI
Matches 1 13
Runs scored 141 291
Batting average 70.50 32.33
100s/50s 0/2 0/2
Top score 78 51*
Balls bowled 12 60
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 December 2021

Vanessa Bowen (born 26 September 1974) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. 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]

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

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Vanessa Bowen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Vanessa Bowen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Records | Women's Test matches | Batting records | Most runs in debut match | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Only Test: Sri Lanka Women v Pakistan Women at Colombo (Colts), Apr 17–20, 1998 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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