Thelma Norma Meryl McKenzie ( Murden;
born 6 April 1915, date of death unknown) was an Australian
Test cricket
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player.
Biography
Thelma Murden was born in
Wallerawang
Wallerawang is a small township in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately northwest of Lithgow, New South Wales, Lithgow adjacent to the Great Western Highway. It is also located on the Main Western ra ...
,
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She attended
Lithgow High School and was prominent in sport in Lithgow. She married George McKenzie.
[
McKenzie played one Test for ]Australia
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in Wellington
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in 1948, but she did not bat or bowl or keep wicket.wicket-keeper
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in state games. She played for the Annandale Cricket Club and worked for a dentist.
References
1915 births
Year of death missing
Australia women Test cricketers
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