| Ruth Symons | |
| Female: | true |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 1935 |
| Fullname: | Ruth Evelyn Symons |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Onetest: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 16 February |
| Testdebutyear: | 1935 |
| Testdebutagainst: | England |
| Testcap: | 10 |
| Club1: | Canterbury |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | WTest |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 5 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 5 |
| Deliveries1: | 120 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 35.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/71 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Column2: | WFC |
| Matches2: | 3 |
| Runs2: | 64 |
| Bat Avg2: | 12.80 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 34 |
| Deliveries2: | 210 |
| Wickets2: | 6 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 26.66 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/18 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 8/– |
| Date: | 28 November 2021 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17327/17327.html CricketArchive |
Ruth Evelyn Martin (; 3 October 1913 – 11 September 2004) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She played one Test match for New Zealand, their first, in 1935. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury.[1]
Symons captained Canterbury, and she was selected to captain New Zealand in their first women's Test match, against England in Christchurch in February 1935, which England won.[2] [3] [4] In Canterbury's victory over Otago in March 1937 she took 6 for 6 and 3 for 23.[5]
She married Lester Martin at St Mark's Church, near her home in Opawa, Christchurch, in April 1935.[6] She died in Christchurch in 2004.[3]