Rose Fernando

Rose Fernando

Personal information
Full name	Warnakolasooriya Rose Priyanka Fernando
Born	(1979-07-28) 28 July 1979 (age 45) Wennappuwa, Sri Lanka
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
Relations	Hiruka Fernando (sister)
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (1997–2010)
Only Test (cap 3)	17 April 1998 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 14)	30 November 1997 v Netherlands
Last ODI	14 March 2009 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 4)	12 June 2009 v Pakistan
Last T20I	15 June 2009 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–2003	Slimline Sports Club
2008/09	Slimline Sports Club
2009/10	Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club
2011–2012/13	Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club
2015–2019	Hertfordshire
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

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]

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]

References

1. "Player Profile: Rose Fernando". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Rose Fernando". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
3. "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.

External links

• Rose Fernando at ESPNcricinfo
• Rose Fernando at CricketArchive (subscription required)