Audrey Disbury

Audrey Disbury
Personal information
Full name Audrey Delph Disbury
Born (1934-03-05)5 March 1934
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Died 17 June 2016(2016-06-17) (aged 82)
Ashford, Kent
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off-break
Role Opening batsman
International information
National side
Test debut 29 November 1957 v New Zealand
Last Test 28 November 1969 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 10 6
Runs scored 391 100
Batting average 24.43 20.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 47 44
Balls bowled 340
Wickets 2
Bowling average 65.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/13
Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 30 May 2017

Audrey Delph Disbury (5 March 1934 – 17 June 2016) was an English cricketer who played Women's Test cricket for the England women's cricket team.[1][2] She served in the Women's Royal Naval Service and played cricket for a variety of domestic teams.

Early life and naval career

Disbury was born at Bedford and educated at Bedford High School. Her family owned a bakery but after training as a nurse at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford she joined the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS).[3] She served as an Air Mechanic with the Fleet Air Arm at Lee-on-Solent before being promoted to Petty Officer and transferring to Chatham Dockyard.[1]

Cricket career

Whilst at Chatham Disbury first played for Kent Women cricket team, making a total of 22 appearances for the county side, eventually serving as captain.[1][3] She played for a variety of other teams throughout a career which lasted from 1954 to 1976.[4]

She toured Australia, New Zealand and South Africa with England. She played 10 Test matches between 1957/58 and 1968/69 and was the first member of the WRNS to play for the national side.[3] She also made six one-day appearances for the International XI women's cricket team, captaining the team at the 1973 World Cup.[1] She was a "hard hitting" opening batsman and bowled off-breaks.[3] She later served as a Test match selector for England.[1]

Later life

After leaving the WRNS she lived in Ashford and ran a guest house with her partner. She played contract bridge and golf and captained Kent County Golf Association in 1996–1997 and was President of the association between 2012 and 2014.[1][3] She died at Ashford in June 2016 aged 82.[5] Her brother Brian played county cricket for Kent.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Caplow D (2017) 'Deaths in 2016' in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017, pp.240–241. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
  2. Audrey Disbury, CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Audrey Disbury, The Times, 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  4. Audrey Disbury, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  5. Audrey Disbury, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

Audrey Disbury at ESPNcricinfo

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