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Verena Marcelle Felicien (born 12 November 1964) is a Saint Lucian former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She appeared in one Test match and 36 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1997 and 2005, including playing at the 1997 World Cup in India and the 2005 World Cup in South Africa. She played domestic cricket for Saint Lucia.[1][2]

Verena Felicien

Personal information
Full name	Verena Marcelle Felicien
Born	(1964-11-12) 12 November 1964 (age 57) Saint Lucia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	West Indies (1997–2005)
Only Test (cap 21)	15 March 2004 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 29)	11 December 1997 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	9 April 2005 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1994–2012	Saint Lucia
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WLA WT20 Matches 1 36 76 8 Runs scored 102 436 1,295 52 Batting average 51.00 17.44 27.55 10.40 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/4 0/0 Top score 55 49 95* 11* Balls bowled 222 1,791 2,679 150 Wickets 2 41 92 7 Bowling average 49.50 21.07 15.35 21.42 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/16 4/21 5/12 2/10 Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 5/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 December 2021

Currently an employee of the National Insurance Corporation in Saint Lucia, Felicien started playing in 1982. A member of the club Toughest Wrecking Crew in her community of Ti Rocher, Castries, she led Saint Lucia to regional women's cricket titles from 1998 to 2003, and captained West Indies between 1998 and 2003. She was retained in the side which toured India and Pakistan in 2004, and remained part of the team until 2005. Felicien made scores of 55 and 47 in her sole Test, against Pakistan at Karachi in 2004.

Feleicien was named Saint Lucia's Sportswoman of the Year 1996 and 1998. Up to 2019, she remained active in cricket in Saint Lucia.

Her niece, Patricia Felicien, also played for the West Indies.[3][4]

References

External links

• Verena Felicien at ESPNcricinfo
• Verena Felicien at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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