Barbara Peden (born 2 August 1907 in Chatswood, New South Wales - died 31 July 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian cricket player.[1] Peden played four test matches for the Australia national women's cricket team alongside her sister Margaret Peden, who captained the team.[2]
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 4 January 1935 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 June 1937 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 6 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peden was an architect outside of her cricket career.[3] She and her sister Margaret were adherents of Christian Science, as was inaugural England captain Betty Archdale; their mothers had previously corresponded. The inaugural English tour of Australia was initiated by Margaret, who asked Barbara – then working in England – to contact Archdale and suggest that she organise an England team.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Barbara Peden - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Barbara Peden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Miss Barbara Peden - Cricketer for England". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 8 August 1935. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Michell, Deidre (2012). "Divine Horizons: Religion and Social Class in the Lives of Two Leading Australian Women, Betty Archdale and Kylie Tennant" (PDF). In Francis, Rosemary; Grimshaw, Patricia; Standish, Ann (eds.). Seizing the Initiative: Australian Women Leaders in Politics, Workplaces and Communities. pp. 185–197. ISBN 9780734047977.