Mary Clouston Dive (born 26 June 1913 in
Five Dock
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Location
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and died 10 September 1997 in
Roseville) was a scientist and an
Australian
cricket
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er who played seven
women's test matches from 1948 to 1951.
Mollie graduated from
Sydney University
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with a science degree and was employed by the CSIRO for most of her life.
[Dive, Mollie (1913 - 1997), The Australian Women's Register, https://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE2224b.htm] She was usually known as "Mollie" or, less often, "Molly".
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1913 births
1997 deaths
Australia women Test cricketers
New South Wales cricketers
Cricketers from Sydney
women scientists
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