Helen Joy Stother (21 June 1955 – 8 October 2019) was an English

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and former member of the

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who played as a right-arm

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bowler. She appeared in 7

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and 12

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between 1982 and 1986. She played domestic cricket for

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and

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* 1955 births 2019 deaths English women cricketers England women Test cricketers England women One Day International cricketers Sussex women cricketers Middlesex women cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1950s-stub