| Mary Allitt | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Mary Loy (née Allitt) |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia |
| Death Place: | Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Role: | Batsman |
| International: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 16 June |
| Testdebutyear: | 1951 |
| Testcap: | 35 |
| Testdebutagainst: | England |
| Lasttestdate: | 20 July |
| Lasttestyear: | 1963 |
| Lasttestagainst: | England |
| Club1: | New South Wales |
| Year1: | 1940s–1960s |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 348 |
| Bat Avg1: | 17.40 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 76 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 6 January |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10825/10825.html CricketArchive |
Mary Loy (née Allitt) OAM (1 November 1925 – 10 December 2013) was an Australian cricketer who captained the national women's team on three occasions in 1963. She played 11 Tests, having made her debut against England in 1951, making a top score of 76. Her last Test was also against England. She also played for New South Wales.[1]
On 23 August 2000, Allitt was awarded the Australian Sports Medal[2] and on 1 January 2001, she was awarded the Centenary Medal for her contribution to cricket.[3] Under her married name of Mary Loy she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in June 2007 in recognition of her lifelong commitment to the game.[4] Allitt died in December 2013, and was described as a "trailblazer" and "pioneer of women's cricket" in a Cricket Australia obituary.[5]