Grace Gooder

Grace Gooder
Personal information
Full name Grace Patricia Gooder
Born March 22, 1924
Auckland, New Zealand
Died March 21, 1983 (aged 58)
Auckland, New Zealand
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm slow-medium
International information
National side
  • New Zealand
Only Test 26 March 1949 v England women
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Auckland
Career statistics
Competition Test
Matches 1
Runs scored 11
Batting average 5.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 11
Balls bowled 236
Wickets 8
Bowling average 9.12
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/42
Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 February 2013

Grace Patricia Gooder (22 March 1924 – 21 March 1983) was a cricketer who played one women's Test match for New Zealand in 1949. A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow-medium pace bowler,[1] she is one of thirteen cricketers to have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in women's Test cricket. On her only international appearance, she claimed six wickets for the concession of 42 runs in the first innings against England.[2]

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