Anita van Lier

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Anita van Lier
Personal information
Born (1952-04-19) 19 April 1952 (age 71)
Netherlands
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  9)8 August 1984 v  New Zealand
Last ODI29 July 1993 v  England
Source: CricketArchive, 14 April 2016

Anita van Lier (married name Beecheno-van Lier; born 19 April 1952) is a Dutch former international cricketer who represented the Dutch national team between 1978 and 1993, including as captain for a number of years.

Van Lier made her debut for the Netherlands in 1978, on a tour of England. Her first international appearances came at the 1983 Centenary Tournament in Utrecht (featuring Denmark and Ireland), by which time she had been appointed captain. [1] In August 1984, van Lier was named captain of the Dutch team for their maiden One Day International (ODI) match, a one-off fixture against New Zealand to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the national federation. [2] She opened the batting with Irene Schoof, scoring 45 runs out of a team total of 117 as the Netherlands lost by 67 runs. [3] At the 1986 Women's Quadrangular in Belfast, which included Denmark, England A, Ireland, and the Netherlands, van Lier was the overall leading run-scorer. She finished with 174 runs from three innings, including 56 against Ireland and 100 not out against Denmark. [4]

Captaining the Netherlands at the 1988 World Cup in Australia, van Lier made 159 runs from eight innings, with a highest score of 46 against Ireland. She was the only Dutchwoman to score more than 100 runs during the tournament. [5] She also bowled the third-highest number of overs for her team, taking three wickets. [6] Van Lier relinquished the captaincy after the World Cup, and did not return to the national line-up until the 1993 World Cup in England, by which time she was 39. [2] However, she had lost none of her form from the previous tournament, finishing as her team's leading wicket-taker and third highest run scorer. [7] [8] Against the West Indies, she took 4/24 from 8.4 overs, helping the Dutch team to its only victory of the tournament. [9]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Women's ODI matches played by Anita Beecheno-van Lier – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. Netherlands Women v New Zealand Women, Nederlandsche Dames Cricket Bond 50th Anniversary Tournament 1984 (Only ODI) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. Batting and fielding in Women's Quadrangular Tournament 1986 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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  6. Bowling for Netherlands women, Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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