Barbara Bevege
Cricket Bowler
1942 – 1999
Who was Barbara Bevege?
Barbara Lynette Bevege, known as Barb, was an international cricketer who played 5 Test matches for New Zealand.
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 while her one-day century came against the International XI in the 1982 World Cup, when she put on 180 with Lesley Murdoch. She scored 400 runs in Test match cricket at the excellent average of 44.44. In 16 One Day Internationals from 1973 to 1982 she scored 488 runs at 32.53. 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.
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