Barbara Lynette Bevege (25 November 1942 – 29 April 1999) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in five Test matches and 16 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1973 and 1982. She mainly played domestic cricket for Wellington, as well as appearing once for Auckland.[1][2]
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| Full name | Barbara Lynette Bevege | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1942 Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 April 1999 (aged 56) Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 64) | 21 March 1975 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 January 1979 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 1) | 23 June 1973 v Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 6 February 1982 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1962/63 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967/68–1981/82 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She was the first woman to score both a Test century and a One Day International century for New Zealand.[1] Her Test hundred came against India in Dunedin in 1976–77[3] while her One Day International (ODI) century came against International XI at the 1982 World Cup, when she put on 180 with Lesley Murdoch.[4] She also set the record for the oldest woman to score her maiden ODI hundred, at the age of 39 years and 48 days.[5] She scored 400 runs in Test match cricket at an average of 44.44.[6] In One Day Internationals, she scored 488 runs at 32.53.[7] She also took 3 for 17 against Australia, her only ODI wickets.[8]
She died in 1999 after a long illness.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Player Profile: Barb Bevege". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Barb Bevege". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1st Match, Jamshedpur, Jan 1 1978, Women's World Cup: Australia Women v New Zealand Women". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Obituaries in 1999". Cricinfo. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
External links
edit- Barbara Bevege at ESPNcricinfo
- Barbara Bevege at CricketArchive (subscription required)