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Vanessa Bowen (born 26 September 1974) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman. She appeared in one Test match and 13 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka between 1997 and 1999, including captaining the side during their 1997 series against the Netherlands and at the 1997 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Colts Cricket Club.[1][2]

Vanessa Bowen

Personal information
Full name	Vanessa Bowen
Born	(1974-09-26) 26 September 1974 (age 48) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (1997–1999)
Only Test (cap 1)	17 April 1998 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 1)	25 November 1997 v Netherlands
Last ODI	30 March 1999 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000	Colts Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI Matches 1 13 Runs scored 141 291 Batting average 70.50 32.33 100s/50s 0/2 0/2 Top score 78 51* Balls bowled 12 60 Wickets 0 0 Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 December 2021

In Sri Lanka's only Test match, she scored 78 in the first innings and 63 in the second innings, becoming the first and only Sri Lankan woman cricketer to score twin fifties on Test debut.[3][4]

References

External links

• Vanessa Bowen at ESPNcricinfo
• Vanessa Bowen at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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