Eleanor Lambert (died 1994) was a South African

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er who played as a

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. She appeared in two

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in 1960 and 1961, both against England. Opening the batting, she scored 12 runs in the first innings of the first Test, and scored 34 in the second innings as South Africa drew the match. Opening again in the second Test, she could only manage 2 runs in the first-innings, and with South Africa

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, 17 runs in the second. She did not appear in the last two Tests of the series, and was not to play for South Africa again. She played domestic cricket for

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* * 1994 deaths Date of birth missing Year of birth missing Place of birth missing South African women cricketers South Africa women Test cricketers KwaZulu-Natal Coastal women cricketers Wicket-keepers 20th-century South African women {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-stub