Joy Evelyn Partridge (28 March 1899 – 27 April 1947) was an English

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er who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm

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bowler. She appeared in four Test matches for

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between 1934 and 1935. She played in the first four women's Test matches in history, with her best performance coming in the second innings of the second Test against Australia, when her 6/96 helped England to an Ashes-winning victory by 8 wickets. She played domestic cricket for Buckinghamshire.

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Photo of Joy Partridge in action in New Zealand
{{DEFAULTSORT:Partridge, Joy 1899 births 1947 deaths People from Worcestershire (before 1974) English women cricketers England women Test cricketers Buckinghamshire women cricketers