| Ruth Buckstein | |
| Female: | true |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | Ruth Buckstein |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right arm medium |
| Role: | Batter |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 1986–1988 |
| Onetest: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 29 August |
| Testdebutyear: | 1987 |
| Testdebutagainst: | England |
| Testcap: | 114 |
| Odidebutdate: | 23 January |
| Odidebutyear: | 1986 |
| Odidebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| Odicap: | 51 |
| Lastodidate: | 18 December |
| Lastodiyear: | 1988 |
| Lastodiagainst: | England |
| Club1: | Victoria |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | WTest |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 85 |
| Bat Avg1: | 42.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 83 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | WODI |
| Matches2: | 16 |
| Runs2: | 511 |
| Bat Avg2: | 42.58 |
| 100S/50S2: | 2/1 |
| Top Score2: | 105 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 2/– |
| Column3: | WFC |
| Matches3: | 26 |
| Runs3: | 957 |
| Bat Avg3: | 34.17 |
| 100S/50S3: | 1/6 |
| Top Score3: | 121 |
| Deliveries3: | 42 |
| Wickets3: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 19.00 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 1/2 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 9/– |
| Column4: | WLA |
| Matches4: | 43 |
| Runs4: | 1,136 |
| Bat Avg4: | 31.55 |
| 100S/50S4: | 2/4 |
| Top Score4: | 105 |
| Deliveries4: | – |
| Wickets4: | – |
| Bowl Avg4: | – |
| Fivefor4: | – |
| Tenfor4: | – |
| Best Bowling4: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 4/– |
| Date: | 4 January 2023 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10838/10838.html CricketArchive |
Ruth Buckstein (born 28 July 1955) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match and 16 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1986 and 1988. She played domestic cricket for Victoria.[1] [2]
Buckstein played softball for the Victorian state team before her first club cricket match appearance in 1973. At the time, Buckstein was an undergraduate student at Monash University.[3]
A right-handed batter, Buckstein played one Test match and 16 WODIs, including scoring two WODI centuries.[4] [5] Her final WODI appearance was in the final of the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup, which was won by Australia.[6] Buckstein played as an opener.[7] Buckstein and Julien Wiener are the only Jewish Australians to have represented Australia in Test cricket.[8]
| Ruth Buckstein's One-Day International centuries[9] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs | Match | Opponents | City/Country | Venue | Year | ||
| 1 | 100 | 10 |  Perth, Australia | Willetton Sports Club (No. 1 Oval) | 1988[10] | ||
| 2 | 105 | 15 | Melbourne, Australia | Carey Grammar School Oval No.2 | 1988[11] | ||