Warnakolasooriya Rose Priyanka Dovey (; born 28 July 1979) is a Sri Lankan former

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er and current cricket

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. Her main claim to fame was her bowling and she played primarily as a right-arm

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bowler. She appeared in one Test match, 37 One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals for

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between 1997 and 2010. Her sister Hiruka also played cricket for Sri Lanka.

Career

Fernando made her only

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appearance in a 1998 match against

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. She scored 44 runs in the first innings, and took three wickets in the second innings. Fernando played for

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at the 2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup. In October 2008, she and her sister (Hiruka) named in Sri Lanka team for the series against

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. In 2009, she was given a contract by

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. In the same year, Fernando represented Sri Lanka at the

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. In a World Cup match against

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, Fernando was reported for an illegal bowling action, as well as England bowler

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernando, Rose 1979 births Living people People from Puttalam District Cricketers from North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka women Test cricketers Sri Lanka women One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka women Twenty20 International cricketers Slimline Sport Club women cricketers Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club women cricketers Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club women cricketers Hertfordshire women cricketers