Verna Reed Coutts (13 July 1930 – 31 January 2010) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. Making her Test debut against England, she appeared in six Test matches for New Zealand between 1954 and 1957. She played domestic cricket for Wellington and Canterbury.[1][2][3]

Verna Coutts
Personal information
Full name
Verna Reed Coutts
Born(1930-07-13)13 July 1930
Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
Died31 January 2010(2010-01-31) (aged 79)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 26)12 June 1954 v England
Last Test27 December 1957 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946/47–1953/54Wellington
1954/55–1956/57Canterbury
1957/58–1960/61Wellington
Career statistics
Competition WTest WFC
Matches 6 56
Runs scored 136 2,047
Batting average 12.36 26.93
100s/50s 0/0 3/10
Top score 41 137*
Balls bowled 353
Wickets 7
Bowling average 22.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/15
Catches/stumpings 1/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 November 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Verna Coutts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Verna Coutts". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "The Project Team". NZ Cricket Museum. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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