| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | ODIs | ||
| Matches | 11 | - | ||
| Runs scored | 348 | - | ||
| Batting average | 17.60 | - | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/1 | -/- | ||
| Top score | 76 | - | ||
| Balls bowled | - | - | ||
| Wickets | - | - | ||
| Bowling average | - | - | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | - | - | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 3/- | -/- | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2008 | ||||
Mary Loy (née Allitt) OAM (born in 1925 at Deniliquin, New South Wales) captained the Australia national women's cricket team on 3 occasions in 1963. She played 11 tests, after making her debut against England in 1951, making a top score of 76. She also played for New South Wales Women.[1]
On 23 August 2000, she 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]