Doris Turner (cricketer) explained

Doris Coysh
Female:true
Country:England
Fullname:Doris Mildred Coysh
Birth Date:3 March 1908
Birth Place:Weobley, Herefordshire, England
Death Date:April 1986 (aged 78)
Death Place:Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Role:Bowler
International:true
Internationalspan:1934–1935
Testdebutdate:28 December
Testdebutyear:1934
Testdebutagainst:Australia
Testcap:10
Lasttestdate:18 February
Lasttestyear:1935
Lasttestagainst:New Zealand
Umpire:true
Club1:Middlesex
Year1:1937
Club2:Kent
Year2:1949–1951
Club3:Sussex
Year3:1953
Testsumpired:2
Umptestdebutyr:1963
Umptestlastyr:1966
Columns:2
Column1:WTest
Matches1:4
Runs1:17
Bat Avg1:5.66
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:9
Deliveries1:222
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:46.00
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:1/12
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Column2:WFC
Matches2:14
Runs2:175
Bat Avg2:10.29
100S/50S2:0/1
Top Score2:50
Deliveries2:1,287
Wickets2:21
Bowl Avg2:22.90
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/11
Catches/Stumpings2:4/–
Date:11 March 2021
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17097/17097.html CricketArchive

Doris Mildred Coysh (; 3 March 1908 – April 1986) was an English cricketer and umpire. She played primarily as a bowler. She appeared in the first four Test matches in England's history, in 1934 and 1935. She also umpired two Tests, in 1963 and 1966. She played domestic cricket for Middlesex, Kent and Sussex.[1] [2]

Career

Turner was a member of the England women's cricket team that travelled to Australia in 1934 and 1935 for the first Women's Test cricket series.[3] [4] Making her Test debut in the first match starting 28 December 1934, she played all four Test matches in the series.[4] In 1959, Turner became the first women's cricket umpire. She later umpired two women's Test matches, in 1963 and 1966.[4]

Personal life

Coysh was born Doris Mildred Turner in 1908. In 1936, Turner married Arthur William Henry Coysh (1896–1992).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Doris Turner. ESPNcricinfo. 11 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Doris Turner. CricketArchive. 11 March 2021.
  3. Book: Skirting the Boundary: A History of Women's Cricket. Duncan. Isabelle. Biteback Publishing. 9781849546119. 2013.
  4. Book: Case, Roy. The Pebble in My Shoe: An Anthology of Women's Cricket. AuthorHouse. 2018. 9781546299806.