Kath Smith
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| Full name | Kathleen Mary Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 28 December 1934 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 10 July 1937 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kathleen Mary "Kath" Smith (16 October 1915 in Brisbane, Queensland – 20 July 1993 in Greenslopes, Queensland) was an Australian Cricket player.[1] Smith played six tests for the Australia national women's cricket team.[2]
Smith was the sixth woman to play test cricket for Australia.[3]
The Kath Smith Medal is named after Smith. It is awarded to the "best and fairest" women cricketer in Brisbane Grade Cricket.[4] Cricket players who have won the medal include Melissa Bulow,[5] Jude Coleman, Jess Jonassen and Delissa Kimmince
References
- ^ "Kathleen Mary Smith - CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Kath Smith - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Kathleen Smith (Player #6)". southernstars.org.au. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 14 September 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "The Kath Smith Medal". Queensland Cricket. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Kath Smith Medal - 2006-07". Queensland Cricket. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.