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Warnakolasooriya Rose Priyanka Fernando (born 28 July 1979) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who 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.[1][2] Her sister Hiruka also played cricket for Sri Lanka.[3]

Rose Fernando

Personal information
Full name	Warnakolasooriya Rose Priyanka Fernando
Born	(1979-07-28) 28 July 1979 (age 43) Wennappuwa, Sri Lanka
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
Relations	Hiruka Fernando (sister)
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (1997–2010)
Only Test (cap 3)	17 April 1998 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 14)	30 November 1997 v Netherlands
Last ODI	14 March 2009 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 4)	12 June 2009 v Pakistan
Last T20I	15 June 2009 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–2003	Slimline Sports Club
2008/09	Slimline Sports Club
2009/10	Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club
2011–2012/13	Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club
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

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 2009, she was given a contract by Sri Lanka Cricket.[6] 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.[7]

References

External links

• Rose Fernando at ESPNcricinfo
• Rose Fernando at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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