Patricia May (born 22 August 1947, married name Patricia Fayne) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in seven Test matches and nine One Day Internationals for Australia between 1968 and 1976. She played domestic cricket for New South Wales.[1][2]

Patsy May
May bowling in 1971
Personal information
Full name
Patricia May
Born (1947-08-22) 22 August 1947 (age 77)
Camberwell, Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 66)27 December 1968 v England
Last Test19 June 1976 v England
ODI debut (cap 7)23 June 1973 v Young England
Last ODI8 August 1976 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1966/67–1975/76New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 7 9 35 19
Runs scored 38 16 202 45
Batting average 19.00 8.00 13.46 7.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 17 6* 56* 10*
Balls bowled 996 409 4,995 867
Wickets 6 7 85 16
Bowling average 53.16 23.71 13.84 16.31
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/33 2/3 5/12 2/3
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 14/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 November 2023
Patsy May and her husband Michael in 2006
Patsy May (left) with Ann Mitchell in 1975

May was educated at Lindfield East Public School (1952–1959) and Wenona, North Sydney (1960–1964). She studied for a Bachelor of Education at The University of Sydney (1965–1968) where she was awarded a double Blue in Cricket and Softball.

May spent her working life with the NSW Department of Education teaching in the western suburbs of Sydney and retired as Deputy Principal of Dapto High School in 2000. She married Michael James Fayne in 1991, settling in Gerroa on the South Coast of NSW.

Her cricket story began in the back yard with brother David and continued with an annual game, Day Girls v Boarders, at Wenona. Her competitive cricket career began at Sydney University alongside Ann Mitchell (1965–1968) then with Graduates (1969–1985) She played for NSW Juniors (1965–1968), NSW Seniors (1966–1975) and the Australian Women's Cricket team (1968–1976). The highlight of her cricketing career was being the first Australian woman to take a wicket at Lord's.

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Patsy May". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Patsy May". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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