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Linda Olivier (born 17 April 1965) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter She appeared in 28 One Day Internationals for South Africa between 1997 and 2000. She captained the side on their tours of Australia and New Zealand in 1999. She was the first South African woman to score a century in a One Day International, making 101* against Ireland in December 2000.[1] She played domestic cricket for Gauteng and Northerns.[2][3]

Linda Olivier

Personal information
Full name	Linda Olivier
Born	(1965-04-17) 17 April 1965 (age 57) Orange Free State, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batter
International information
National side	South Africa (1997–2000)
ODI debut (cap 8)	5 August 1997 v Ireland
Last ODI	18 December 2000 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995/96–1997/98	Gauteng
1998/99	Northerns
Career statistics
Competition WODI WLA Matches 28 31 Runs scored 838 871 Batting average 34.91 32.25 100s/50s 1/7 1/7 Top score 101* 101* Balls bowled 180 180 Wickets 4 4 Bowling average 23.75 23.75 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/10 2/10 Catches/stumpings 3/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2022

References

External links

• Linda Olivier at ESPNcricinfo
• Linda Olivier at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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