Helen Miller (cricketer) explained

Helen Miller
Female:true
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:Helen Miller
Birth Date:4 November 1915
Birth Place:East Taieri, New Zealand
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Role:Bowler
International:true
Internationalspan:1935
Onetest:true
Testdebutdate:16 February
Testdebutyear:1935
Testdebutagainst:England
Testcap:8
Columns:1
Column1:WTest
Matches1:1
Runs1:11
Bat Avg1:5.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:11
Deliveries1:186
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:77.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/77
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17296/17296.html CricketArchive
Date:28 November 2021

Helen Edith Allan (; 4 November 1915 – 10 October 1972) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She played one Test match, their first, for New Zealand as Helen Miller in 1935. This was the only official match that she played.[1] [2] [3]

Allan was born in East Taieri, near Dunedin, New Zealand, to orchardists Alexander and Edith Miller, and was educated at Otago Girls' High School.[4] She was a pace bowler, and played for New Zealand against England in 1935. However, a knee injury ended her sporting career.[5]

Allan began studying geology at the University of Otago, but withdrew from her studies following her marriage to Eric Allan in 1939. The couple moved to Hamilton in 1948, and Helen Allan later completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Waikato and University of Auckland. She went on to teach geography and French and became head of the French department at Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton.

Allan died on 10 October 1972, five days after her husband, and was buried at East Taieri Cemetery.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England and New Zealand test match, 1935 . 1 April 2016 . Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . 20 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Helen Miller . ESPNcricinfo . 28 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Nellie Miller . CricketArchive . 28 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Sports Honours Board - History Otago Girls' High School - Dunedin, New Zealand. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820035330/https://www.otagogirls.school.nz/our-history/sports-honours-board. 20 August 2017. dead. www.otagogirls.school.nz. 2017-08-19.
  5. Book: The Book of New Zealand Women. Macdonald. Charlotte . Bridget Williams Books. 1991. 0 908912 04 8. Wellington, New Zealand. 11–12.
  6. Web site: Cemeteries search . Dunedin City Council . 7 March 2024.