June James (married name June Morey, 22 April 1925 – 1 October 1997) was an
Australian
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cricket
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player.
James played one
women's test match
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for the
Australia national women's cricket team
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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
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