Wendy Blunsden

cricketer

Wendy Blunsden (9 February 1942 – 1 August 2020[1][2]) was an Australian cricketer. She captained the Australia national women's cricket team in one Test match and played a total of seven Tests. She was born in Adelaide. She made her Test debut against New Zealand in 1972.[3]

Wendy Blunsden
Personal information
Full nameWendy Ann Blunsden
Born(1942-09-02)2 September 1942
Adelaide, Australia
Died1 August 2020(2020-08-01) (aged 77)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 74)5 February 1972 v New Zealand
Last Test24 July 1976 v England
ODI debut (cap 1)23 June 1973 v Young England
Last ODI8 August 1976 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961/62–1979/80South Australia
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 7 7 58 20
Runs scored 53 20 826 138
Batting average 13.25 20.00 14.75 17.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 23* 10 52 41*
Balls bowled 1,520 224 8,028 936
Wickets 7 1 141 20
Bowling average 53.85 129.00 17.79 16.15
5 wickets in innings 0 0 6 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 2/13 1/7 8/16 4/8
Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/– 24/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 November 2023

Blunsden died on 1 August 2020, aged 78.[4]

References

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  1. "Women's Cricket in Australia: Wendy Blunsden". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  2. "Wendy Blunsden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
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