| Lorna Beal | |
| Female: | true |
| Country: | Australia |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| International: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 20 March |
| Testdebutyear: | 1948 |
| Testdebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| Testcap: | 26 |
| Lasttestdate: | 28 July |
| Lasttestyear: | 1951 |
| Lasttestagainst: | England |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | Tests |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 72 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | -/- |
| Top Score1: | 17 |
| Wickets1: | - |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/9 |
| Date: | 29 January |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53528.html CricInfo |
Lorna Beal (; 28 November 1923 - 10 August 2020) was an Australian cricketer.[1] [2] Beal played seven Test matches for the Australia women's cricket team.[3] [4]
Her debut was in 1948 in the first women's Test match between Australia and New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.[5] Her final match was in Australia's 1951 tour to England.[6] She kept wicket in Australia's first seven Test matches following World War II.[7]
It was on the 1951 tour that she met her future husband, Roy Beal. She then retired from cricket, and took up golf.[8] Beal was a recipient of an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.