Raelee Thompson captained the

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team on four occasions. She was born on 3 August 1945 in

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and made her Test debut against

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in 1972. A right-handed batswoman and right arm fast-medium bowler, she scored 162 runs in her 16 tests and took 57 wickets at 18.24 with a best of 5 for 33. She played 23 One Day Internationals, scoring 207 runs and taking 24 wickets at 18.66. She played her last Test against

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in 1985. She was awarded life membership of

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in 2018.

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