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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

She played her regional cricket for Wellington Women. In 10 first class matches overall she scored 675 runs at 39.71.^{[citation needed]}

She died in 1999 after a long illness.^[6]

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• Barbara Bevege at ESPNcricinfo