Ina Lamason
Ina Mabel Lamason MBE (née Pickering; 2 May 1911 – 30 April 1994) was a New Zealand cricket and field hockey representative. She was also an international hockey umpire, cricket and hockey administrator, and sports journalist.
 Lamason in 1951 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ina Mabel Lamason |
| Born | 2 May 1911 |
| Died | 30 April 1994 (aged 82) |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| Test debut (cap 18) | 20 March 1948 v Australia |
| Last Test | 24 July 1954 v England |
Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2020 | |
Biography
Lamason was born in Palmerston North in 1911. A right-arm off-break bowler, she played in four women's Test matches in 1947-48 and 1954, captaining New Zealand in two. All her games were against England, and she was never on the winning side, losing both the games she captained. She was the vice captain of the New Zealand team that played its first Test match in 1934-35 but had to withdraw from the match with a pulled leg muscle. She captained the side that toured Australia (no Test matches) in 1938. Lamason also represented New Zealand at hockey.[1]
Lamason died in Auckland in 1994.
Awards and honours
In the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours, Lamason was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to cricket and hockey.[2]
Family
Her husband was Jack Lamason, who played cricket for New Zealand on the 1937 tour of England, but did not play in any of the Tests. Her sister-in-law Joy Lamason was a Test cricketer. Ina managed the New Zealand tour to England in 1966. Joy was the manager and Ina the assistant manager of the team that took part in the first women's world cup in England in 1973.
References
- Women's Cricket, Volume 8, Number 9, 1953
- "No. 51774". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 17 June 1989. p. 32.
External links
- Cricket Archive page on Ina Lamason
- "The Story of Pic: a Pioneer of New Zealand Women’s Cricket" by Tiffany Jenks at NZ Cricket Museum