Leonie Bennett
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| Full name | Leonie Kelly Bennett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 December 1993 Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut | 17 August 2011 v Ireland women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 24 November 2011 v Ireland women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut | 15 August 2011 v Ireland women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leonie Kelly Bennett (born 8 December 1993) is a Dutch cricketer who debuted for the Dutch national side in August 2011. A left-arm orthodox spinner, she has so far played five One Day International (ODI) matches and a single Twenty20 International.
Bennett was born in Rotterdam to English parents.[1] After playing for the Dutch under-17 side at the 2009 European Championship, she made her debut for Netherlands A in June 2010, aged only 16.[2] Bennett made her senior debut for the Netherlands in a 20-over double header against Scotland and Ireland at the 2011 European Twenty20 Championship, although only the game against Ireland held Twenty20 International status.[3] Aged 17 years and 250 days, she became the third-youngest Twenty20 International debutant for the Netherlands, behind Miranda Veringmeier and Denise Hannema.[4] Bennett's ODI debut came two days later against Ireland, as part of the one-day European Championship.[5] On debut, she was the third bowler used, after Laura Brouwers and Jolet Hartenhof, but went wicketless, conceding 26 runs from her five overs.[6]
Retained in the Dutch squad for the 2011 World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh, Bennett went on to play every match at the tournament, including four further ODIs. Notable performances there included 3/20 against Ireland, a match which had ODI status,[7] and 2/11 against Zimbabwe, which did not.[8] At the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland, Bennett was the tournament's equal leading wicket-taker (alongside Zimbabwean Hazvinei Saili), finishing with seven wickets at an average of 14.57.[9] Her best figures were 3/15 from four overs against Zimbabwe.[10] Outside of international competition, Bennett has been a regular for the Netherlands in the English domestic competitions in which it participates, including the Women's County Championship.[11] However, her 2014 season was curtailed by an ankle injury. Bennett's club cricket is played for SV Kampong.[12]
References
- ↑ Leonie Bennett (18 March 2013). "My CricketFamily Story – Leonie Bennett" – CricketInsight. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Women's miscellaneous matches played by Leonie Bennett – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Women's International Twenty20 matches played by Leonie Bennett – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Youngest players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Women's ODI matches played by Leonie Bennett – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Netherlands Women v Ireland Women, Women's European Championship 2011 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Ireland Women v Netherlands Women, ICC Women's World Cup Qualifying Series 2011/12 (5th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Netherlands Women v Zimbabwe Women, ICC Women's World Cup Qualifying Series 2011/12 (Group A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Bowling in ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Netherlands Women v Zimbabwe Women, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 (Group A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Women's limited over matches played by Leonie Bennett – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Ingrid van der Elst (6 August 2014). "Rugby toneel voor dames EK" – Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (nl). Retrieved 29 June 2015.