Valmai Gee

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Valmai Gee
Personal information
Full nameValmai Gee
Born (1971-04-08) 8 April 1971 (age 50)
Cochabamba, Bolivia
BattingRight-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only ODI(cap  60)5 August 2009 v  Netherlands
Only T20I(cap  15)6 August 2009 v  Netherlands
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015 Dragons
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches1156
Runs scored2547
Batting average 8.3315.66
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score1535
Balls bowled65
Wickets 00
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 0/01/21/02/2
Source: CricketArchive, 28 May 2021

Valmai Gee (born 8 April 1971) is an Irish former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper. She appeared in one One Day International and one Twenty20 International for Ireland in 2009. She played in the 2015 Women's Super 3s for Dragons. [1] [2]

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Career

Gee played for Ireland in the 2009 Women's European Cricket Championship. She made her only Women's ODI appearance against The Netherlands, and did not bat in the match. [3] In the same tournament, she made her only Women's Twenty20 International appearance, again not batting in the match, [4] and played in two other matches in the tournament, both against Scotland. [5] Gee had previously played a Twenty20 match for Ireland against Nottinghamshire in the 2009 RSA T20 Cup. [6] She was selected to play for Ireland in the 2009 Women's County Championship. [7] She played in a match against Northumberland. In 2011, she also played in a Championship game against Cumbria. [8] In 2015, she represented the Dragons team in the Women's Super 3s. [9]

Aside from her playing career, Gee is a Level I coach. She has coached at a Washington Cricket League youth camp and for the United States Youth Cricket Association. [10] [11]

Awards

Playing for Leinster, she has won the Sandra Dawson award for Irish Division 1 wicket-keeper of the season multiple times. [12]

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