Rebecca Rolls Explained

Rebecca Rolls
Fullname:Rebecca Jane Rolls[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Birth Date:22 August 1975
Birth Place:Napier, New Zealand[2]
Currentclub:Three Kings United
Clubs1:Metro F.C.
Clubs2:Three Kings United
Nationalyears1:1994–
Nationalcaps1:21[3]
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam1:New Zealand
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Rebecca Rolls
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Country:New Zealand
International:true
Internationalspan:1997–2007
Onetest:true
Testdebutdate:21 August
Testdebutyear:2004
Testdebutagainst:England
Testcap:125
Odidebutdate:28 January
Odidebutyear:1997
Odidebutagainst:Pakistan
Odicap:70
Lastodidate:5 March
Lastodiyear:2007
Lastodiagainst:Australia
T20idebutdate:5 August
T20idebutyear:2004
T20idebutagainst:England
T20icap:7
Lastt20idate:18 October
Lastt20iyear:2006
Lastt20iagainst:Australia
Club1:Central Districts
Year1:1990/91–1996/97
Club2:Auckland
Columns:4
Matches1:1
Runs1:71
Bat Avg1:71.00
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:71
Deliveries1:–
Wickets1:–
Bowl Avg1:–
Fivefor1:–
Tenfor1:–
Best Bowling1:–
Catches/Stumpings1:1/0
Matches2:104
Runs2:2,201
Bat Avg2:25.01
100S/50S2:2/12
Top Score2:114
Deliveries2:–
Wickets2:–
Bowl Avg2:–
Fivefor2:–
Tenfor2:–
Best Bowling2:–
Catches/Stumpings2:90/43
Matches3:2
Runs3:80
Bat Avg3:40.00
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:41
Deliveries3:–
Wickets3:–
Bowl Avg3:–
Fivefor3:–
Tenfor3:–
Best Bowling3:–
Catches/Stumpings3:2/1
Column4:WLA
Matches4:236
Runs4:5,513
Bat Avg4:26.63
100S/50S4:6/28
Top Score4:118
Deliveries4:72
Wickets4:2
Bowl Avg4:31.00
Fivefor4:0
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:2/17
Catches/Stumpings4:194/120
Date:19 April
Year:2021
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7579/7579.html CricketArchive

Rebecca Jane Rolls (born 22 August 1975) is a New Zealand former cricketer and association footballer who represented New Zealand in both sports.[4] In cricket, she played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter, and appeared in 1 Test match, 104 One Day Internationals and 2 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 1997 and 2007. She played domestic cricket for Central Districts and Auckland.[5] [6] In football, she made 21 appearances for New Zealand.

Cricket

Rolls had a long One Day International career, representing New Zealand in 104 matches, as well as 1 Test match. She was only the second New Zealand woman to reach the 100 ODI milestone, after Debbie Hockley. She was a wicketkeeper batsman. She played in the victorious Women's Cricket World Cup at Lincoln in 2000 and she also played for the Auckland Hearts in the State League. She was born in Napier.

Rebecca Rolls is also the first female cricketer to have completed the double of scoring 2000 runs and effecting 100 dismissals as wicketkeeper in WODI history[7]

Women's One Day International centuries

Rebecca Rolls's One Day International centuries
RunsMatchOpponentsCity/CountryVenueYear
111448Lincoln, New ZealandBert Sutcliffe Oval2002[8]
210499Chennai, IndiaChemplast Cricket Ground[9] 2007[10]

Football

Rolls has played internationally for New Zealand as a goalkeeper. She made her Football Ferns debut in a 0–1 loss to Bulgaria on 24 August 1994[11] and ended her international career with 11 caps to her credit.[12]

Sixteen years later Rolls made a shock comeback for the national team, being called into the 2012 Cyprus Cup squad.[13] In July 2012 she was named in the New Zealand party for the London Olympics.[14] She also played in the final of the 2013 Valais Cup competition for New Zealand against the People's Republic of China. She was part of New Zealand's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1]

Personal life

Of Māori descent, Rolls affiliates to the Ngāti Porou iwi.[15] Following her playing career, Rolls has worked for the police, the Serious Fraud Office and the Department of Corrections.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . . 20 June 2015.
  2. http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/people/rebecca-rolls/ Profile
  3. Web site: Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20150612032749/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=354566/index.html . dead . 12 June 2015 . FIFA.com . 20 June 2015.
  4. Web site: The changing landscape of women's cricket . International Cricket Council . 14 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Player Profile: Rebecca Rolls . ESPNcricinfo . 19 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Player Profile: Rebecca Rolls . CricketArchive . 19 April 2021.
  7. News: Records Women's One-Day Internationals All-round records 2000 runs and 100 wicketkeeping dismissals ESPN Cricinfo. Cricinfo. 8 June 2017.
  8. News: 6th ODI: New Zealand Women v Australia Women at Lincoln, Mar 6, 2002 Cricket Scorecard ESPN Cricinfo. Cricinfo. 6 March 2017.
  9. Web site: Indian Institute of Technology Chemplast Ground India Cricket Grounds ESPN Cricinfo. Cricinfo. 6 March 2017.
  10. News: 1st Match: Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Chennai, Feb 21, 2007 Cricket Scorecard ESPN Cricinfo. Cricinfo. 6 March 2017.
  11. Web site: Football Ferns – Line-ups. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 20 February 2009.
  12. Web site: Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 22 September 2008.
  13. Web site: Rebecca Rolls in shock Football Ferns recall. The Dominion Post. 24 February 2012. 1 July 2012.
  14. Web site: Squad of 18 women’s footballers selected for Team GB. She Kicks. 1 July 2012. 1 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928005648/http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/5621. 28 September 2013.
  15. News: 43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics . 5 August 2016 . Te Karere . 6 August 2016.
  16. Web site: Where are they now? The White Ferns of 2000 . Newsroom . 22 June 2022.

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