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Thelma McKenzie

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Thelma McKenzie
Personal information
Full name
Thelma Norma Meryl Murden
Born(1915-04-06)6 April 1915
Wallerawang, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 28)20 March 1948 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition WTest
Matches 1
Runs scored
Batting average
100s/50s
Top score
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Thelma Norma Meryl McKenzie (née Murden;[1] born 6 April 1915, date of death unknown) was an Australian Test cricket player.

Biography

Thelma Murden was born in Wallerawang, New South Wales.[2] She attended Lithgow High School and was prominent in sport in Lithgow.[3] She married George McKenzie.[4]

McKenzie played one Test for Australia in Wellington in 1948, but she did not bat or bowl or keep wicket.[1][5] She also played against the touring England team and was New South Wales' regular wicket-keeper in state games.[6] She played for the Annandale Cricket Club and worked for a dentist.[4]

McKenzie is deceased.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "CricketArchive – Thelma McKenzie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Thelma McKenzie – Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ Bystander (19 November 1948). "Just for To-day". Lithgow Mercury: 2.
  4. ^ a b "The girl behind the stumps". The Sun. No. 2379. New South Wales, Australia. 14 November 1948. p. 17. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Only Test, Wellington, March 20-23, 1948, Australia Women tour of New Zealand". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Von Nida did not forget". The Sun. No. 2435. New South Wales, Australia. 11 December 1949. p. 29. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Australian cricket pioneer Norma Johnston dies aged 95". ABC News. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.