Kay Green

Kathleen Mary "Kay" Green (25 September 1927 – 30 November 1997) was a Welsh cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm leg break bowler, as well as an occasional wicket-keeper. She appeared in one Test match in 1954 and two One Day Internationals in 1973 for England. She mainly played domestic cricket for West of England.[1][2]

Kay Green
Personal information
Full name
Kathleen Mary Green
Born(1927-09-25)25 September 1927
Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Died30 November 1997(1997-11-30) (aged 70)
Child Okeford, Dorset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 38)12 June 1954 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 12)14 July 1973 v New Zealand
Last ODI18 July 1973 v Young England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949Sussex
1950–1974West
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 1 2 15 3
Runs scored 4 1 215 2
Batting average – – 13.43 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 4* 1* 40 1*
Balls bowled 126 36 1,162 36
Wickets 2 1 23 1
Bowling average 23.00 21.00 21.56 21.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 –
Best bowling 2/26 1/21 4/14 1/21
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 14/1 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 March 2021

Green is the oldest woman cricketer to make debut in Women's ODI history (at the age of 45 years and 292 days).[3]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Kay Green". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Kay Green". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Oldest players on debut | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.


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