Rose Fernando

Warnakolasooriya Rose Priyanka Dovey 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 October 2008, she and her sister named in Sri Lanka team for the series against the West Indies. 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.