Lorna Beal (née Larter; 28 November 1923 – 10 August 2020) was an Australian cricketer.[1][2] Beal played seven Test matches for the Australia women's cricket team.[3][4]
.jpg) Larter pictured in the Perth Daily News in November 1948 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 November 1923 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 10 August 2020 (aged 96) |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Wicket-keeper |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| Test debut (cap 26) | 20 March 1948 v New Zealand |
| Last Test | 28 July 1951 v England |
Source: CricInfo | |
Her debut was in 1948 in the first women's Test match between Australia and New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.[5] Her final match was in Australia's 1951 tour to England.[6] She kept wicket in Australia's first seven Test matches following World War II.[7]
It was on the 1951 tour that she met her future husband, Roy Beal. She then retired from cricket, and took up golf.[8] Beal was a recipient of an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.
References
edit- ^ "Lorna Larter - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Former Australia wicketkeeper Lorna Beal dies aged 96". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "CricketArchive - Lorna Larter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Former Australia cricketer Lorna Beal passes away aged 96". Times Now News. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Cricket Australia Obituary". Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Cricket Australia Obituary". Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Bloomsbury USA. p. 262. ISBN 9781472975478.
- ^ "Cricket Australia Obituary". Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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