Iris Widiawatie Jharap (born 1 May 1970) is a former Dutch

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er who played twelve

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(ODIs) for the Dutch national side, including at the 2000 World Cup. Born in

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, Suriname, Jharap played club cricket for De Kieviten, Groen-Greel, KZKC (Klein Zwitserland de Krekels Combinatie) and HV & CV Quick before making her ODI debut for the Netherlands in March 1999. Her debut came during the Dutch side's tour of Sri Lanka, in the third ODI played against the Sri Lankan national side.Women's ODI matches played by Iris Jharap (12)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2014. A right-arm

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, her first

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came in her second match, the fifth and final ODI, when she had Sri Lanka's captain,

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, caught by Carolien Salomons. Jharap was subsequently chosen for the Dutch squad at the 2000 World Cup, hosted by

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. She played in four of the Netherlands' seven matches at the tournament, with the Dutch team going winless. Against

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, she bowled only 1.2 overs, but took 1/2, her best figures at international level, having Hanri Strydom stumped by Rowan Milburn. Jharap's remaining matches for the Netherlands came in a seven-ODI series against

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during the 2000–01 season. She played in all but the fourth game of the series, and took four wickets at an

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of 26.00. Her economy rate of 3.35 runs per over ranked behind only Carolien Salomons and

Helmien Rambaldo Helmien Willie Rambaldo (born 13 November 1980) is a Dutch former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and occasional right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in one Test match, 46 One Day Internationals and 10 Twenty20 Internationals ...

for the Dutch.Women's ODI bowling for Netherlands women
Netherlands women in Pakistan 2000/01 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

References

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