Ruth Emily Prideaux (; 12 July 1930 – 7 April 2016) was an English former

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er who played as a

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. She appeared in 11

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for

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between 1957 and 1963. She was also England's first full-time head coach, and was in the role from 1988 to 1993, retiring after the side won the 1993 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for

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and

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

Personal life

Prideaux's husband,

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, also played Test cricket for

. They were the first of only three married couples along with the Sri Lankans Guy de Alwis and

Rasanjali Silva Sendapperuma Archchige Rasanjali Chandima de Alwis (; born 26 November 1971) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in one Test match and 22 One Day Internationals for Sri ...

and the Australians

Mitchell Starc Mitchell Aaron Starc (born 30 January 1990) is an Australian international cricketer who plays for the Australian national team and New South Wales in domestic cricket. A left-arm fast bowler and a lower order left-handed batsman, Starc repre ...

and

Alyssa Healy Alyssa Jean Healy (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Australian women's national team and New South Wales in domestic cricket, as well as the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL. She made her international debut in Februa ...

to have both played

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* * 1930 births 2016 deaths Cricketers from Kent England women Test cricketers English cricket coaches Kent women cricketers People from Greenhithe Place of death missing Yorkshire women cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1930s-stub