Florence Mary Spry (9 August 1922 – November 2002) was an English

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er who played as a right-handed

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. She appeared in 3

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for

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in 1951, all against

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. Her highest score of 35 came in her last match, which England won by 137 runs. She played domestic cricket for

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* * 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