Muriel Picton Explained

Muriel Picton
Country:Australia
Female:true
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm offbreak
International:true
Testcap:53
Testdebutdate:17 March
Testdebutyear:1961
Testdebutagainst:New Zealand
Lasttestdate:25 January
Lasttestyear:1969
Lasttestagainst:England
Columns:1
Column1:Test
Matches1:7
Runs1:111
Bat Avg1:18.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:29
Deliveries1:818
Wickets1:8
Bowl Avg1:38.12
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/40
Catches/Stumpings1:5/–
Date:13 March
Year:2015
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53556.html Cricinfo

Muriel Picton is an Australian former cricketer who captained the Australia national women's cricket team on four occasions. She was born on 31 October 1930 in Singleton, New South Wales and made her Test debut against New Zealand, at Dunedin in March 1961.[1] She played her last test against England in 1969. In 7 matches overall she scored 111 runs and took 8 wickets with her off breaks. She played state cricket for New South Wales Women.

Picton was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for "significant service to cricket as a player, administrator and coach".[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: cricketinfo - Muriel Picton .
  2. Web site: Ms Muriel Kathleen Picton . 2022-06-12 . It's an Honour.