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Rose Fernando

Warnakolasooriya Rose Priyanka Dovey 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. Her sister Hiruka also played cricket for Sri Lanka.

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Rose Fernando
Personal information
Full name
Warnakolasooriya Rose Priyanka Fernando
Born (1979-07-28) 28 July 1979
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
2000–2008/09Slimline Sports Club
2009/10Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club
2011–2012/13Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club
2015–2019Hertfordshire
Umpiring information
WT20Is umpired1 (2025)
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 2010.12 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 October 2008, she and her sister (Hiruka) named in Sri Lanka team for the series against the West Indies.6 In 2009, she was given a contract by Sri Lanka Cricket.7 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.89

References

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. "Sri Lanka women recall Fernando sisters". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  7. "SLC contract women Cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  8. "Gunn's action gets ICC clearance". BBC Sport. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  9. "Gunn and Fernando reported for suspect actions". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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