Audrey Collins
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Audrey Collins OBE (14 April 1915 - 14 February 2010)http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/7309469/Lives-Remembered.html played one test match for the England women's team in 1937 http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/53748.html.
Born in India in 1915, she was brought to England by her Australian mother in 1920 after her father's death in the Great War. She began her cricketing career at the age of 12 and went on to represent Middlesex and The South as well as appearing against Australia in the 1937 Ashes at the Oval. She scored 27 on her debut, putting on 54 in half an hour in partnership with Betty Archdale
. After the Second World War she played for the East and became Secretary and then Chairman of the Women's Cricket Association
from 1983 to 1994.
She was awarded the O.B.E. for her services to the game and was one of the first ten female members of M.C.C.
when the ban on female members was removed in 1999. After her death the England team, on tour in India, wore black armbands during the second one day international and both teams observed a minute's silence in her honour before the game.
Born in India in 1915, she was brought to England by her Australian mother in 1920 after her father's death in the Great War. She began her cricketing career at the age of 12 and went on to represent Middlesex and The South as well as appearing against Australia in the 1937 Ashes at the Oval. She scored 27 on her debut, putting on 54 in half an hour in partnership with Betty Archdale
Betty Archdale
Helen Elizabeth "Betty" Archdale was an educationalist and cricketer. She was a captain of the English women's cricket team in 1934 and 1935. In 1934/35 she led the first English cricket team to tour Australia and New Zealand, the result of which was a 2-0 victory over Australia...
. After the Second World War she played for the East and became Secretary and then Chairman of the Women's Cricket Association
Women's Cricket Association
The Women's Cricket Association was responsible for the running of women's cricket in England between 1926 and 1998. It was formed by a group of enthusiasts following a cricket holiday in Malvern...
from 1983 to 1994.
She was awarded the O.B.E. for her services to the game and was one of the first ten female members of M.C.C.
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
when the ban on female members was removed in 1999. After her death the England team, on tour in India, wore black armbands during the second one day international and both teams observed a minute's silence in her honour before the game.