Kath Smith
Australian cricketer
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Kathleen Mary Smith (16 October 1915 – 20 July 1993) was an Australian cricketer.[1] Smith played six Test matches for the Australia national women's cricket team.[2]
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| Full name | Kathleen Mary Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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