Brenda Tau (born 17 June 1998) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.[1] She played for the Papua New Guinea women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.[2] In the tournament, she was the highest run-scorer for Papua New Guinea, with 85 runs.[3]
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| Full name | Brenda Tau | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 7) | 24 March 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 11 August 2024 v Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 9) | 7 July 2018 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 15 August 2024 v Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In June 2018, she was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) against Bangladesh in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[5] She was the leading run-scorer for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with 82 runs in five matches.[6]
In April 2019, she was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP tournament in Vanuatu.[7] In August 2019, she was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[8] In October 2021, she was named in Papua New Guinea's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Brenda Tau". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 4th Match, Group B: Bangladesh Women v Papua New Guinea Women at Colombo (CCC), Feb 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Records: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 2016/17: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Utrecht, Jul 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2018 - Papua New Guinea Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Just two steps away from World Cup spots for teams in Women's Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Lewas squad named for tour of Scotland". Post Courier. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea squad announced for Women's World Cup qualifiers in November 2021". Czarsportz. Retrieved 12 October 2021.