Eugenie van Leeuwen (born 1 August 1970) is a former Dutch

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who represented the

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. A bowler, Van Leeuwen played in 17

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(WODI) between 1999 and 2003. She made her international debut for the Netherlands in their fourth WODI against

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in 1999, taking the

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. She played in six games of the seven-match WODI tour of

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in 2001, taking five wickets at an

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of 30. Four month later, she played in all three Dutch matches of the

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in England. She took just one wicket in the tournament – that of

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, the Scottish captain in the Netherlands' sole match victory. In June 2002, she played her first WODI series at home against the touring

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side. Playing in the opening and last games, she took two wickets in the three match series that was swept by the White Ferns. Van Leeuwen played in her final WODIs during the

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in the Netherlands. Playing five matches in six days, she took eight wickets at an average of 12.62, including career best figures of 2/11 against

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