Melissa Bulow

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Melissa Bulow
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Personal information
Full nameMelissa Jane Bulow
BattingRight-hand bat
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  149)18 February 2006 v  India
Last Test15 February 2008 v  England
ODI debut(cap  98)1 February 2003 v  India
Last ODI29 July 2007 v  New Zealand
T20I debut(cap  13)18 October 2006 v  New Zealand
Last T20I19 July 2007 v  New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition WTests WODIs WT20I
Matches2192
Runs scored3349915
Batting average 11.0026.267.50
100s/50s0/00/60/0
Top score208511
Balls bowled---
Wickets ---
Bowling average ---
5 wickets in innings ---
10 wickets in match-n/an/a
Best bowling---
Catches/stumpings 1/-7/-0/-
Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2014

Melissa Jane Bulow (born 13 June 1980 in Ipswich, Australia) is an Australian cricketer. She has appeared in 2 Test matches, 19 ODIs and 2 T20Is for her country. She announced her retirement from international cricket in November 2012. [1] Bulow is the 149th woman to play Test cricket for Australia, [2] and the 98th woman to play One Day International cricket for Australia. [3]

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References

  1. "Melissa Bulow quits international cricket". ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Inc. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. "Melissa Bulow (Player #168)". southernstars.org.au . Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. "Women's One-Day Internationals - Australia". ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Inc. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2014.