Rowan Milburn

{{Short description|New Zealand cricketer (born 1977)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Rowan Milburn

| female = true

| image =

| caption =

| country = Netherlands

| country2 = New Zealand

| fullname = Rowan Claire Milburn

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|6|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mosgiel, New Zealand

| nickname =

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Wicket-keeper

| family = Barry Milburn (father)

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2000

| internationalspan2 = 2007

| odidebutdate = 30 November

| odidebutyear = 2000

| odidebutagainst = England

| odidebutfor = Netherlands

| odicap = 54

| odicap2 = 105

| lastodidate = 30 August

| lastodiyear = 2007

| lastodiagainst = England

| lastodifor = New Zealand

| odishirt =

| T20Idebutdate = 10 August

| T20Idebutyear = 2007

| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa

| T20Idebutfor = New Zealand

| T20Icap2 = 22

| lastT20Idate = 16 August

| lastT20Iyear = 2007

| lastT20Iagainst = England

| lastT20Ifor = New Zealand

| T20Ishirt =

| club1 = Otago

| year1 = {{nowrap|1996/97–2001/02}}

| club2 = Canterbury

| year2 = {{nowrap|2002/03–2008/09}}

| columns = 4

| hidedeliveries = true

| column1 = WODI

| matches1 = 15

| runs1 = 237

| bat avg1 = 18.23

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 71

| catches/stumpings1 = 7/5

| column2 = WT20I

| matches2 = 2

| runs2 = 1

| bat avg2 = –

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 1*

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/1

| column3 = WLA

| matches3 = 128

| runs3 = 1,586

| bat avg3 = 17.05

| 100s/50s3 = 0/3

| top score3 = 82

| catches/stumpings3 = 85/42

| column4 = WT20

| matches4 = 11

| runs4 = 41

| bat avg4 = 20.50

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 13*

| catches/stumpings4 = 6/5

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12282/12282.html CricketArchive

| date = 18 April 2021

}}

Rowan Claire Milburn (born 18 June 1977) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 7 One Day Internationals for the Netherlands in 2000, and 8 One Day Internationals and 2 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand in 2007. She played domestic cricket for Otago and Canterbury in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/rowan-milburn-54686 |title=Player Profile: Rowan Milburn |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12282/12282.html |title=Player Profile: Rowan Milburn |work=CricketArchive |access-date=18 April 2021}}

While playing in the Dutch domestic competition, she was selected to play for the Netherlands in the 2000 World Cup in New Zealand. She made the team's only fifty of the tournament when she scored 71 against Ireland.Steve Whiting, "Cricinfo Women's World Cup, 2000-01", Wisden 2002, pp. 1306–10.

She became a schoolteacher. She was Assistant Principal of Mountainview High School in Timaru,{{cite news |last1=McMurran |first1=Alistair |title=Cricket: Keeper's advice - keep up your batting |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/cricket/cricket-keepers-advice-keep-your-batting |access-date=16 September 2021 |work=Otago Daily Times |date=1 April 2013}} and as of 2024 she is Principal of Hagley College in Christchurch.{{cite web |title=Our Staff |url=https://www.hagley.school.nz/about/our-staff/ |website=Hagley College |access-date=19 September 2024}}

She is the daughter of former New Zealand Test cricketer Barry Milburn, who was also a wicket-keeper.