Leonie Bennett

Leonie Kelly Bennett (born 8 December 1993) is a Dutch cricketer who debuted for the Dutch national side in August 2011. A left-arm orthodox spinner.

Leonie Bennett

Personal information
Full name	Leonie Kelly Bennett
Born	(1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 30) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left arm orthodox spin
International information
National side	Netherlands
ODI debut (cap 81)	17 August 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI	24 November 2011 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 23)	15 August 2011 v Ireland
Last T20I	3 September 2019 v Namibia
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 5 1 Runs scored 2 3 Batting average 1.00 3.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 2* 3 Balls bowled 162 — Wickets 4 — Bowling average 34.25 — 5 wickets in innings 0 — 10 wickets in match 0 — Best bowling 3/20 — Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 September 2019

Bennett was born in Rotterdam to English parents.^[1] After playing for the Dutch under-17 side at the 2009 European Championship, she made her debut for Netherlands A in June 2010, aged only 16.^[2] Bennett made her senior debut for the Netherlands in a 20-over double header against Scotland and Ireland at the 2011 European Twenty20 Championship, although only the game against Ireland held Twenty20 International status.^[3] Aged 17 years and 250 days, she became the third-youngest Twenty20 International debutant for the Netherlands, behind Miranda Veringmeier and Denise Hannema.^[4] Bennett's ODI debut came two days later against Ireland, as part of the one-day European Championship.^[5] On debut, she was the third bowler used, after Laura Brouwers and Jolet Hartenhof, but went wicketless, conceding 26 runs from her five overs.^[6]

Retained in the Dutch squad for the 2011 World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh, Bennett went on to play every match at the tournament, including four further ODIs. Notable performances there included 3/20 against Ireland, a match which had ODI status,^[7] and 2/11 against Zimbabwe, which did not.^[8] At the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland, Bennett was the tournament's equal leading wicket-taker (alongside Zimbabwean Hazvinei Saili), finishing with seven wickets at an average of 14.57.^[9] Her best figures were 3/15 from four overs against Zimbabwe.^[10] Outside of international competition, Bennett has been a regular for the Netherlands in the English domestic competitions in which it participates, including the Women's County Championship.^[11] However, her 2014 season was curtailed by an ankle injury. Bennett's club cricket is played for SV Kampong.^[12]

In August 2019, she was named in the Dutch squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.^[13]

References

1. Leonie Bennett (18 March 2013). "My CricketFamily Story – Leonie Bennett" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – CricketInsight. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
2. Women's miscellaneous matches played by Leonie Bennett – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
3. Women's International Twenty20 matches played by Leonie Bennett – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
4. Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Youngest players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
5. Women's ODI matches played by Leonie Bennett – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
6. Netherlands Women v Ireland Women, Women's European Championship 2011 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
7. Ireland Women v Netherlands Women, ICC Women's World Cup Qualifying Series 2011/12 (5th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
8. Netherlands Women v Zimbabwe Women, ICC Women's World Cup Qualifying Series 2011/12 (Group A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
9. Bowling in ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
10. Netherlands Women v Zimbabwe Women, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 (Group A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
11. Women's limited over matches played by Leonie Bennett – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
12. Ingrid van der Elst (6 August 2014). "Rugby toneel voor dames EK" – Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (nl). Retrieved 29 June 2015.
13. "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

External links

• Leonie Bennett at ESPNcricinfo