Linda Olivier (born 17 April 1965) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter She appeared in 28 One Day Internationals for South Africa between 1997 and 2000. She captained the side on their tours of Australia and New Zealand in 1999. She was the first South African woman to score a century in a One Day International, making 101* against Ireland in December 2000.[1] She played domestic cricket for Gauteng and Northerns.[2][3]

Linda Olivier
Personal information
Full name
Linda Olivier
Born (1965-04-17) 17 April 1965 (age 59)
Orange Free State, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 8)5 August 1997 v Ireland
Last ODI18 December 2000 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995/96–1997/98Gauteng
1998/99Northerns
Career statistics
Competition WODI WLA
Matches 28 31
Runs scored 838 871
Batting average 34.91 32.25
100s/50s 1/7 1/7
Top score 101* 101*
Balls bowled 180 180
Wickets 4 4
Bowling average 23.75 23.75
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/10 2/10
Catches/stumpings 3/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2022

References

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  1. ^ "Records / South Africa Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / High scores". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Linda Olivier". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Linda Olivier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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