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Australian Women's Cricket Team In England In 1951
The Australian women's cricket team toured England between May and August 1951. The Women's test cricket, test series against England women's cricket team was played for the The Women's Ashes, Women's Ashes, which Australia were defending. The series was drawn 1–1, meaning that Australia retained the Ashes. Squads Tour Matches Single innings matches Two innings matches Test Series 1st Test 2nd Test 3rd Test References External linksAustralia Women tour of England 1951 from Cricinfo {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian women's cricket team in England in 1951 The Women's Ashes Women's cricket tours of England Australia women's national cricket team tours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrtle Maclagan
Myrtle Ethel Maclagan (2 April 1911 – 11 March 1993) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in 14 Test matches for England between 1934 and 1951. She played in the first-ever women's Test match, as well as captaining for England for two matches in 1951. She played domestic cricket for Surrey. Cricket career Maclagan attended the Royal School, Bath, where she was in the cricket team for six years, once taking five wickets in five balls in an inter-school match.''Wisden'' 1994, pp. 1348–49. She played in the first women's Test match in 1934, and was one of the best-known women cricketers of her day, famous for making high scores against Australia. She scored the first Test century in women's cricket on 4 January 1935, when she made 119 for England against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground. In that same Test, she also become the first woman to open the batting and bowling in the same Test match. The Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Lockwood (cricketer)
Margaret Lockwood (28 March 1911 – 14 January 1999) was an English cricketer who played primarily as a wicket-keeper. She appeared in two Test matches for England in 1951, both against Australia. She played domestic cricket for Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have .... References External links * * 1911 births 1999 deaths Cricketers from Huddersfield England women Test cricketers Yorkshire women cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mavis Jones
Mavis Jones (10 December 1922 - 1990) was an Australian cricketer. Jones was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and played three women's Test matches for the Australia national women's cricket team. She died in Lakes Entrance Lakes Entrance is a seaside resort and fishing port in eastern Victoria, Australia. It is situated approximately east of Melbourne, near a managed, artificial channel connecting the Gippsland Lakes to Bass Strait. At the 2016 census, Lakes Ent ..., Victoria. References 1922 births 1990 deaths Australia women Test cricketers {{Australia-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June James (cricketer)
June James (married name June Morey, 22 April 1925 – 1 October 1997) was an Australian cricket player. James played one women's test match for the Australia national women's cricket team The Australian women's national cricket team (formerly also known as the Southern Stars) represent Australia in international women's cricket. Currently captained by Meg Lanning and coached by Shelley Nitschke, they are the top team in all worl ... in 1951. She was Western Australia's first female Test player. References 1925 births Australia women Test cricketers 1997 deaths Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Sportswomen from Western Australia {{Australia-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Dow
Lorna Ruth Dow (28 June 1926 – 1989) was an Australian cricketer. Dow's Test debut was against New Zealand in January 1957. She played three Test matches for the Australia national women's cricket team The Australian women's national cricket team (formerly also known as the Southern Stars) represent Australia in international women's cricket. Currently captained by Meg Lanning and coached by Shelley Nitschke, they are the top team in all worl .... References 1926 births 1989 deaths Australia women Test cricketers Place of birth missing {{Australia-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrtle Baylis
Myrtle Baylis (1 May 1920 – 23 September 2014), also known as Myrtle Craddock, was an Australia women's Test cricketer and an Australia netball international. In 1948 she made her debut for both national teams, just five months apart. Between 1948 and 1951 she played in six cricket tests for the Australia women's national cricket team. Between 1948 and 1954 she made three appearances for the Australia national netball team. In 1953 she also captained the Australia netball team. According to Netball Victoria, she was the first woman to represent Australia in two sports. Early life Baylis was the daughter of Johnny Craddock, who during the late 1910s and 1920s played Australian rules football for Western Bulldogs. His "bulldog tenacity" was said to have inspired the club nickname. Myrtle was raised in Sunshine, Melbourne and was still a resident of the suburb when she died in 2014. Playing career Cricket ;Victoria Baylis made her debut for Victoria during the 1945–46 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valma Batty
Valma Lorraine Batty (25 September 1928 – November 1995) 'The Age'', 22 November 1995/ref> was an Australian cricketer from Melbourne. Batty made her Test debut against England in 1951. In a Test career spanning a decade, she played seven Test matches for the Australia national women's cricket team The Australian women's national cricket team (formerly also known as the Southern Stars) represent Australia in international women's cricket. Currently captained by Meg Lanning and coached by Shelley Nitschke, they are the top team in all worl .... References 1928 births 1995 deaths Australia women Test cricketers Cricketers from Melbourne Sportswomen from Victoria (state) Victoria women cricketers {{Australia-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Allitt
Mary Loy (née Allitt) OAM (1 November 1925 – 10 December 2013) was an Australian cricketer who captained the national women's team on three occasions in 1963. She played 11 Tests, having made her debut against England in 1951, making a top score of 76. Her last Test was also against England. She also played for New South Wales. On 23 August 2000, Allitt was awarded the Australian Sports Medal and on 1 January 2001, she was awarded the Centenary Medal for her contribution to cricket. Under her married name of Mary Loy she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in June 2007 in recognition of her lifelong commitment to the game. Allitt died in December 2013, and was described as a "trailblazer" and "pioneer of women's cricket" in a Cricket Australia Cricket Australia (CA), formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board (ACB), is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the 'Australian Board of Contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Wilkinson
Joan "Wilkie" Wilkinson (5 April 1919 – 17 April 2002) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. Making her Test debut against Australia, she appeared in 13 Test matches for England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... between 1949 and 1958. She played domestic cricket for various composite XIs, including teams representing the North of England. References External links * * 1919 births 2002 deaths Sportspeople from Lancashire English women cricketers England women Test cricketers Cricketers from Lancashire {{England-cricket-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Spry
Florence Mary Spry (9 August 1922 – November 2002) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 3 Test matches for England in 1951, all against Australia. Her highest score of 35 came in her last match, which England won by 137 runs. She played domestic cricket for Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of .... References External links * * 1922 births 2002 deaths Cricketers from Birkenhead English women cricketers England women Test cricketers Middlesex women cricketers Cricketers from Cheshire {{england-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazel Sanders
Hazel Mary Sanders (16 July 1926 – 29 December 1995) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 12 Test matches for England between 1949 and 1958. She played domestic cricket for Surrey for 11 years. Sanders made her debut during England's first post-war tour of Australia and New Zealand in early 1949, reaching 54, her highest Test score, in a victory over New Zealand at Auckland. She scored another half-century, against Australia, at Scarborough in 1951. Off the field, Sanders was a biochemist, who worked on lipids at the Courtauld Institute of Biochemistry at Middlesex Hospital. She published scientific papers on Lipids and Lipid Metabolism, describing a modification of an existing scientific process using column chromatography to separate and identify lipids from human brain cell matter, allowing phosphatidylserine Phosphatidylserine (abbreviated Ptd-L-Ser or PS) is a phospholipid and is a component of the cell membrane. It plays a key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Murrey
Barbara Murrey (19 May 1924 – August 2004), also known by her married name Barbara Sharrock, was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 Test matches for England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... between 1951 and 1954. She mainly played domestic cricket for Surrey. References External links * * 1924 births 2004 deaths Cricketers from Epsom English women cricketers England women Test cricketers Surrey women cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |