Lorraine Hill
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Lorraine Hill is a former Australian cricket
er. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, she played 7 Test matches
for Australia between 1975 and 1977, scoring two half-centuries and one century, an unbeaten
118 on her Test debut against New Zealand. She also played in the 1973
and 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup
.
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. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, she played 7 Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for Australia between 1975 and 1977, scoring two half-centuries and one century, an unbeaten
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
118 on her Test debut against New Zealand. She also played in the 1973
1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
The 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup was the first tournament of its kind, held two years before the first limited overs World Cup for men in 1975. The competition was won by the hosts, England...
and 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup
1978 Women's Cricket World Cup
The 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup was held in India. It was contested by four teams, England, Australia, India and New Zealand after Holland and the West Indies withdrew for financial reasons. The 6 matches in the tournament were held over 50 overs, with Australia defeating England in the...
.