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Warnakolasooriya Rose Priyanka Dovey (née Fernando; born 28 July 1979) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer and current cricket umpire. Her main claim to fame was her bowling and she played primarily as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in one Test match, 37 One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals for Sri Lanka women's cricket team between 1997 and 2010. Her sister Hiruka also played cricket for Sri Lanka.

Career

Fernando made her only Women's Test cricket appearance in a 1998 match against Pakistan. She scored 44 runs in the first innings, and took three wickets in the second innings. Fernando played for Sri Lanka at the 2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup. In 2009, she was given a contract by Sri Lanka Cricket. In the same year, Fernando represented Sri Lanka at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup. In a World Cup match against England, Fernando was reported for an illegal bowling action, as well as England bowler Jenny Gunn.

References

1. "Player Profile: Rose Fernando". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Rose Fernando". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
3. ^ "Former champion England ready to take on Asia alone". International Cricket Council. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
4. "Pakistan Women tour of Sri Lanka, Only Test: Sri Lanka Women v Pakistan Women at Colombo (Colts), Apr 17-20, 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
5. Dhambarage, Chris (27 August 2002). "Sri Lanka confirm participation". Daily News. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
6. "SLC contract women Cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
7. "Gunn's action gets ICC clearance". BBC Sport. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

External links

• Rose Fernando at ESPNcricinfo
• Rose Fernando at CricketArchive (subscription required)

v t e Sri Lanka squad – 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup
1 Bowen (c) 2 De Silva 3 Ekanayake 4 H. Fernando 5 R. Fernando 6 Gunaratne 7 Indralatha 8 Kariyawasam 9 Liyanarachchi 10 Perera 11 Ratnayake 12 Seneviratne 13 Silva 14 Sivanantham

v t e Sri Lanka squad – 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup
2 Silva 5 Manodara 7 Kaushalya 17 Galagedara Siriwardene (c) de Alwis WHD Fernando WRP Fernando Kariyawasam Polgampola Abeywickrama Prabodhani Rasangika Wickramasinghe Coach: unknown
Chamani Seneviratne was included in the original squad but withdrew due to injury; her place was taken by Sanduni Abeywickrama.

v t e Sri Lanka squad – 2009 Women's World Twenty20
1 Polgampola (c) 2 Abeywickrema 3 Athapaththu 4 Bandara 5 Dolawatte 6 H Fernando 7 R Fernando 8 S Fernando 9 Galagedara 10 Kaushalya 11 Manodara (wk) 12 Prabodhani 13 Rasangika 14 Weerakkody

• 1979 births
• Living people
• People from Puttalam District
• Sri Lanka women Test cricketers
• Sri Lanka women One Day International cricketers
• Sri Lanka women Twenty20 International cricketers
• Slimline Sport Club women cricketers
• Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club women cricketers
• Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club women cricketers
• Hertfordshire women cricketers