Roselyn Emmanuel is a Saint Lucian former

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er who played as a

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and right-handed batter. She appeared in three One Day Internationals for the

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at the 1997 World Cup. She also played for, and captained, the

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at the 2009 Americas Championship. She played domestic cricket for

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Career

Emmanuel represented the

at the 1997 World Cup in India, appearing in all but one of her team's games. However, she only kept wicket against

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, instead playing as a specialist opening batter in her other two appearances (against

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and

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). Emmanuel continued playing for

for several years after her World Cup appearances. However, she never returned to the West Indian team. Emmanuel later emigrated to the United States, where she maintained her involvement with cricket. As one of the most experienced players in the country, she was appointed captain of the

for the 2009 Americas Championship, its first international tournament."Team USA for ICC Americas 2009 Women’s Cricket Tournament announced"
– USA Women's Cricket. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

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* * Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) West Indian women cricketers West Indies women One Day International cricketers American women cricketers Saint Lucian emigrants to the United States Saint Lucian women cricketers 21st-century American women Wicket-keepers {{SaintLucia-cricket-bio-stub