Barbara Bevege

Barbara Lynette Bevege (25 November 1942 – 29 April 1999), known as Barb, was an international cricketer who played five Test matches for New Zealand.

Barbara Bevege
Personal information
Born(1942-11-25)25 November 1942
Died29 April 1999(1999-04-29) (aged 56)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 5 16
Runs scored 400 488
Batting average 44.44 32.53
100s/50s 1/2 1/3
Top score 100* 101
Balls bowled 202 134
Wickets 0 3
Bowling average – 16.00
5 wickets in innings – 0
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – 3/17
Catches/stumpings 3/– 3/–
Source: , 29 July 2007

She was the first woman to score both a Test century and a One Day International century for the Kiwis. Her Test hundred came against India in Dunedin in 1976-77[1] while her One Day International (ODI) century came against the International XI in the 1982 World Cup, when she put on 180 with Lesley Murdoch.[2]She also set the record for becoming the oldest woman to score her maiden ODI hundred, at the age of 39 years and 48 days[3] She scored 400 runs in Test match cricket at the excellent average of 44.44.[4] In 16 One Day Internationals from 1973 to 1982 she scored 488 runs at 32.53.[5] She also took 3 for 17 against Australia with her right arm medium pace, her only ODI wickets.

She played her regional cricket for Wellington Women. In 10 first class matches overall she scored 675 runs at 39.71.

She died in 1999 after a long illness.

References
  1. "Only Test: New Zealand Women v India Women at Dunedin, Jan 8-11, 1977 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. "4th Match: New Zealand Women v International XI Women at Auckland, Jan 12, 1982 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  3. "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Oldest player to score a maiden hundred | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. "All-round records | Women's Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  5. "All-round records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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