Linda Olivier (born 17 April 1965) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter She appeared in 28 One Day Internationals for South Africa between 1997 and 2000. She captained the side on their tours of Australia and New Zealand in 1999. She was the first South African woman to score a century in a One Day International, making 101* against Ireland in December 2000.[1] She played domestic cricket for Gauteng and Northerns.[2][3]
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| Full name | Linda Olivier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1965 Orange Free State, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 8) | 5 August 1997 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 December 2000 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995/96–1997/98 | Gauteng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998/99 | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Records / South Africa Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / High scores". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Player Profile: Linda Olivier". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Linda Olivier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
External links
edit- Linda Olivier at ESPNcricinfo
- Linda Olivier at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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