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Full name Neetu David
Born September 1, 1977, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 30 years 259 days
Major teams India Women,Railways Women
Also known as Neetu
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
Tests
10
11
7
25
11
6.25
0
0
4
0
ODIs
93
28
15
73
18*
5.61
0
0
21
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
10
16
2662
775
41
8/53
9/90
18.90
1.74
64.9
3
1
0
ODIs
93
93
4763
2216
141
5/20
5/20
15.71
2.79
33.7
4
2
0
Career statistics
Test debut
New Zealand Women v India Women at Nelson, Feb 7-10, 1995 scorecard
Last Test
Australia Women v India Women at Adelaide, Feb 18-20, 2006 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand Women v India Women at Christchurch, Feb 12, 1995 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka Women v India Women at Kurunegala, May 11, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
Profile
Indian Railways has a habit of producing good left arm spinners. Neetu David certainly is one of them. Although she might have benefited greatly if she was a couple of inches taller, she uses her short stature to great advantage. Bowling left arm orthodox spin she gives the ball generous amounts of flight. Although the gift of looping the ball tantalisingly has reduced somewhat in recent years, she continues to be as effective as ever. With successful foreign tours under her belt, she is an experienced campaigner and knows a lot about her craft. If a wicket offers some bounce and turn she can be devastating.
Unfortunately, the wickets that the CricInfo Women's World Cup 2000 were played on did not offer much assistance. In any event, Neetu David picked up just five wickets in the seven matches she played. The fact that she could not penetrate strong batting sides like New Zealand and Australia cost India dearly. The result was that India were knocked out in the semifinal by hosts New Zealand. She announced her retirement from international cricket in June 2006 and then reversed the decision early in 2008 and was subsequently picked for the Asia Cup in May that year.
She was one of the seven players shortlisted for the ICC Women's International Player of the Year Award in 2006
Cricinfo Staff April 2008
