Nolubabalo Ndzundzu (born 21 December 1977) is a South African former

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er who played as a right-arm

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bowler. She appeared in one Test match and 16 One Day Internationals for

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between 2000 and 2005. She played domestic cricket for

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. Ndzundzu was the first black woman to play cricket for South Africa. In July 2021, she told a Social Justice and Nation-Building hearing convened by

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that she had faced humiliation and discrimination during her international career. On tours, other members of the national team had wanted to change rooms if they were roomed with her, and had laughed at her poor command of English. After Ndzundzu retired as a cricketer, she became a police officer, and, subsequently, the selection convenor for the

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* * 1977 births Living people Cricketers from Qonce South African women cricketers South Africa women Test cricketers South Africa women One Day International cricketers Border women cricketers {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1970s-stub