Leonie Kelly Bennett (born 8 December 1993) is a Dutch

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er who debuted for the Dutch national side in August 2011. A

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ner. Bennett was born in

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to English parents.Leonie Bennett (18 March 2013)
"My CricketFamily Story – Leonie Bennett"
– CricketInsight. Retrieved 29 June 2015. 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. Bennett made her senior debut for the Netherlands in a 20-over double header against

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and

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at the 2011 European Twenty20 Championship, although only the game against Ireland held Twenty20 International status. Aged 17 years and 250 days, she became the third-youngest Twenty20 International debutant for the Netherlands, behind

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and

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. Bennett's ODI debut came two days later against Ireland, as part of the one-day European Championship.Women's ODI matches played by Leonie Bennett
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2015. On debut, she was the third bowler used, after Laura Brouwers and

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, but went wicketless, conceding 26 runs from her five overs. 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, and 2/11 against

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, which did not. 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. Her best figures were 3/15 from four overs against Zimbabwe. Outside of international competition, Bennett has been a regular for the Netherlands in the English domestic competitions in which it participates, including the

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tournament in Scotland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Leonie 1993 births Living people Dutch women cricketers Dutch people of English descent Netherlands women One Day International cricketers Netherlands women Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Rotterdam 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch women