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First Test on English Soil

In front of a curious English crowd of 5000 spectators on 12th June, 1937, the first day of the first women’s Test ever played in England.

On 16th February 1935, New Zealand became the third nation to play women’s Test cricket, following England and Australia.

January 7, 2021January 6, 2022 Rob Harvey 2290 Views 0 Comments 1930s

On 7th January 1935 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the first century in international women’s cricket was scored by England’s Myrtle Maclagan

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Born on November 1st 1925, in Deniliquin, New South Wales, former Australian Test cricket captain, Mary Allitt.

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Born on October 31st 1930, in Singleton, New South Wales, former Australian Test cricket captain, Muriel “Pixie” Picton turns 90 in 2020

Born on 2nd April in Ambala, United Provinces, India in 1911, former England allrounder and captain, Myrtle Maclagan.

August 18, 2020February 15, 2026 Rob Harvey 5327 Views 0 Comments 1970s

In 2016 I interviewed Wendy Blunsden as part of my quest to write about the Australian women Test cricket captains. Wendy passed away in August 2020.

August 18, 2020December 31, 2021 Rob Harvey 3238 Views 0 Comments 1930s

Helen Elizabeth “Betty” Archdale was the very first captain of the England women’s Test cricket team. Born on 21st August

They called her the Smiling Assassin. In an era of very good spin bowlers this one was the top of the list.

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Mollie Dive couldn’t help herself. She loved cricket, hockey, netball, squash, tennis, golf – she just loved sports. Mollie was an Ashes pioneer.