Mollie Dive
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Mary Clouston Dive was an Australia
n cricket
er who played seven women's test matches from 1948 to 1951. She was usually known as "Mollie" or, less often, "Molly", though the stand that is named after her at North Sydney Oval
is the Molly Dive Stand.
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...
n cricket
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 who played seven women's test matches from 1948 to 1951. She was usually known as "Mollie" or, less often, "Molly", though the stand that is named after her at North Sydney Oval
North Sydney Oval
-Development:* The first cricket pitch was laid on 6 December 1867, making it one of the oldest cricket grounds in Australia.* The first structure built, in 1879, was a simple pavilion overlooking the cricket ground...
is the Molly Dive Stand.