Mary Frances Spear (11 September 1913 – 10 April 2006) was an English

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er who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm

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bowler. She appeared in four Test matches for

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between 1934 and 1935, including the first women's Test in history. She played domestic cricket for

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Spear, Mary 1913 births 2006 deaths Sportspeople from Bath, Somerset England women Test cricketers West women cricketers