Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Eileen Whelan | |||
Born | 30 October 1911 Highbury, London, England |
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Role | Bowler | |||
International information | ||||
Test debut (cap 18) | 12 June 1937 v Australia women |
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Last Test | 29 March 1949 v New Zealand women |
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Career statistics | ||||
Competition | Test cricket | |||
Matches | 7 | |||
Runs scored | 38 | |||
Batting average | 4.75 | |||
100s/50s | 0/0 | |||
Top score | 10 | |||
Balls bowled | 594 | |||
Wickets | 10 | |||
Bowling average | 23.00 | |||
5 wickets in innings | 0 | |||
10 wickets in match | 0 | |||
Best bowling | 4/68 | |||
Catches/stumpings | 3/– | |||
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 November 2011 |
Eileen Whelan (born 30 October 1911) is a former English women's cricketer who played seven Test matches for England Women between 1937 and 1949.[1] She played Test cricket both before and after the Second World War, making her debut against Australia at Northampton in June 1937 and playing her last game against New Zealand in Aukland in March 1948. A specialist bowler, she took 10 test wickets at 23 apiece. She also played representative cricket for Civil Service Women, Middlesex Women and South Women. In 2011 she became the first female Test cricketer to live to 100 years old.