Barbara Bevege
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| Born | 25 November 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 April 1999 (aged 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barbara Lynette Bevege (25 November 1942 – 29 April 1999), known as Barb, was an international cricketer who played five Test matches for New Zealand.
She was the first woman to score both a Test century and a One Day International century for the Kiwis. Her Test hundred came against India in Dunedin in 1976-77[1] while her One Day International (ODI) century came against the International XI in the 1982 World Cup, when she put on 180 with Lesley Murdoch.[2]She also set the record for becoming the oldest woman to score her maiden ODI hundred, at the age of 39 years and 48 days[3] She scored 400 runs in Test match cricket at the excellent average of 44.44.[4] In 16 One Day Internationals from 1973 to 1982 she scored 488 runs at 32.53.[5] She also took 3 for 17 against Australia with her right arm medium pace, her only ODI wickets.[citation needed]
She played her regional cricket for Wellington Women. In 10 first class matches overall she scored 675 runs at 39.71.[citation needed]
She died in 1999 after a long illness.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Only Test: New Zealand Women v India Women at Dunedin, Jan 8-11, 1977 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "4th Match: New Zealand Women v International XI Women at Auckland, Jan 12, 1982 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Oldest player to score a maiden hundred | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "All-round records | Women's Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "All-round records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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