Peta Verco (; born 2 March 1956) is an Australian former

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er who played as a right-handed left-handed batter who could

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right-arm

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and right-arm

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. She appeared in 13 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for

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between 1977 and 1985. She played domestic cricket for

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. Verco scored one Test century, 105 against

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in 1984.

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Peta Verco
at southernstars.org.au {{DEFAULTSORT:Verco, Peta 1956 births Living people Cricketers from Western Australia People from Moora, Western Australia Australia women Test cricketers Australia women One Day International cricketers Western Australia women cricketers 20th-century Australian sportswomen