Roberta Avery

Roberta Avery (born 9 July 1985) is a Brazilian cricketer and the captain of the Brazil women's cricket team.[1][2][3]

Roberta Avery
Personal information
Full nameRoberta Moretti Avery
Born (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 2)23 August 2018 v Mexico
Last T20I6 October 2019 v Argentina
Source: Cricinfo, 11 January 2021

In 2007, Avery was part of the first national women's cricket team in Brazil.[4] She was the first cricketer for Brazil, male or female, to score a century in a Twenty20 match.[5][6]

In August 2018, Avery was named as the captain of Brazil's squad ahead of their first Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match.[7] She made her WT20I debut for Brazil on 23 August 2018, against Mexico, in the opening fixture of the 2018 South American Women's Cricket Championship.[8] In summer 2019, Avery trained in the United Kingdom at Bexley Cricket Club.[9] In October 2019, Brazil women won the 2019 South American Cricket Championship,[10] with Avery finishing as the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 116 runs in five matches.[11][12]

References
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  4. "Interview with Roberta Moretti – EXCLUSIVE Report on Brazil Women's Cricket". Female Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. "The Pioneer: Roberta Moretti Avery". CrickTalk20. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. "Female cricket is growing, and we are helping each other out: Moretti Avery". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. "Brasil set for T20I recognition in Women's South American Championships". Czar Sports. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. "1st Match, Bogota, Aug 23 2018, South American Women's Championships". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. Campos, Paulo Vitor (3 July 2019). "Poços-caldenses realizam intercâmbio e treinamentos de cricket na Inglaterra". Cricket Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. "Brazil Women win the South American Cricket Championship two years in a row". Female Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. "South American Championships Wrap". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  12. "South American Women's Championships, 2019/20: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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