Carol Valentine
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Carol Valentine was an English cricket
er. She played in the first ever women's Test match, against Australia
in 1934, but played no other international cricket thereafter. She was out, last man in, for a duck in England's first innings, and bowled only five overs for one wicket in Australia's second innings, with England going on to win by nine wickets. In domestic cricket, Valentine played for Kent Women and Middlesex Women.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. She played in the first ever women's Test match, against Australia
Australian women's cricket team
The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world...
in 1934, but played no other international cricket thereafter. She was out, last man in, for a duck in England's first innings, and bowled only five overs for one wicket in Australia's second innings, with England going on to win by nine wickets. In domestic cricket, Valentine played for Kent Women and Middlesex Women.