Roselyn Emmanuel

{{Short description|Saint Lucian cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Roselyn Emmanuel | female = true | image = | caption = | fullname = Roselyn Emmanuel | birth_date = | birth_place = Saint Lucia | nickname = | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = | role = [[Wicket-keeper]]

| international = true | internationalspan = 1997 | country = West Indies

| club1 = [[Saint Lucia women's national cricket team|Saint Lucia]] | year1 = 1989–2002

| columns = 3 | hidedeliveries = true

| date = 17 March 2022 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17412/17412.html CricketArchive }}

'''Roselyn Emmanuel''' is a Saint Lucian former [[cricket]]er who played as a [[wicket-keeper]] and right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batter]]. She appeared in three [[Women's One Day International|One Day Internationals]] for the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]] at the [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup|1997 World Cup]]. She also played for, and captained, the [[United States women's national cricket team|United States]] at the 2009 Americas Championship. She played domestic cricket for [[Saint Lucia women's national cricket team|Saint Lucia]].<ref name="Cricinfo">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/roselyn-emannuel-55122 |title=Player Profile: Roselyn Emmanuel |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="CricketArchive">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17412/17412.html |title=Player Profile: Roselyn Emmanuel |work=CricketArchive |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref>

==Career== Emmanuel represented the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]] at the [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup|1997 World Cup]] in India, appearing in all but one of her team's games.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17412/Womens_ODI_Matches.html Women's ODI matches played by Roselyn Emmanuel] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.</ref> However, she only kept wicket against [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]],<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/65/65015.html New Zealand Women v West Indies Women], Hero Honda Women's World Cup 1997/98 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.</ref> instead playing as a specialist [[Batting order (cricket)|opening batter]] in her other two appearances (against [[India women's national cricket team|India]] and [[Denmark women's national cricket team|Denmark]]).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/65/65046.html Denmark Women v West Indies Women], Hero Honda Women's World Cup 1997/98 (9th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/65/65004.html India Women v West Indies Women], Hero Honda Women's World Cup 1997/98 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.</ref> Emmanuel continued playing for [[Saint Lucia women's national cricket team|Saint Lucia]] for several years after her World Cup appearances. However, she never returned to the West Indian team.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17412/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html Women's miscellaneous matches played by Roselyn Emmanuel] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.</ref> Emmanuel later emigrated to the United States, where she maintained her involvement with cricket. As one of the most experienced players in the country, she was appointed captain of the [[United States women's national cricket team|United States]] for the 2009 Americas Championship, its first international tournament.<ref>[http://usawomenscricket.org/2009/team-usa-for-icc-americas-2009-womens-cricket-tournament-announced/ "Team USA for ICC Americas 2009 Women’s Cricket Tournament announced"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707051454/http://usawomenscricket.org/2009/team-usa-for-icc-americas-2009-womens-cricket-tournament-announced/ |date=7 July 2019 }} – USA Women's Cricket. Retrieved 14 April 2016.</ref>

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==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=55122}} * {{cricketarchive|id=17412}}

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