Anne Gordon

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Dorothy Anne Gordon AM (born 24 December 1941) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a left-arm medium bowler. She appeared in nine Test matches and eight One Day Internationals for Australia between 1968 and 1977, including captaining the side in 1976. She played domestic cricket for Victoria, as well as playing one match for West.[1][2]

Fullname
Dorothy Anne Gordon
Born (1941-12-24) 24 December 1941 (age 84)
Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
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Anne Gordon
Personal information
Full name
Dorothy Anne Gordon
Born (1941-12-24) 24 December 1941 (age 84)
Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 65)27 December 1968 v England
Last Test15 January 1977 v India
ODI debut (cap 3)23 June 1973 v Young England
Last ODI8 August 1976 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967/68–1976/77Victoria
1986West
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 9 8 33 26
Runs scored 195 99 608 261
Batting average 19.50 19.80 20.26 17.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1
Top score 38* 50* 46 50*
Balls bowled 1,808 304 4,499 1,090
Wickets 22 7 93 27
Bowling average 23.09 21.28 13.09 18.55
5 wickets in innings 2 0 8 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 2 0
Best bowling 5/57 3/25 7/30 4/21
Catches/stumpings 4/– 5/– 15/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 November 2023
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She was the first fielder to take three catches in a Women's Cricket World Cup match.[3]

Gordon lived and grew up in Moe, Gippsland, Victoria. After retiring from playing she became a selector for the Victoria Women's Cricket Association, Surrey and then England Selector and Chairwoman of England Selectors from 1992 to 1996.[4] She was awarded life membership of Cricket Victoria in 2018.[5]

Gordon was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2026 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to cricket as player, selector and administrator".[4]

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