Megan Lowe
Dorothy Megan Lowe (17 November 1915 – 16 May 2017[1]) was an English cricketer. In bowling she bowled right-arm medium pace.[2] She played four Test Matches for England in 1949, making her debut against Australia at Adelaide in January.[3] She played her last Test on the same tour, against New Zealand, at Auckland in March of the same year. She scored a total of 77 runs, with a highest score of 25 and took 4 wickets, with a best of 3 for 34. She also played for Leicestershire Women, Middlesex Women, Midlands Women and South Women among others. Megan Lowe worked as a teacher and was headmistress of the independent girl's boarding school St. Stephen's College, Broadstairs from 1964 to 1968. She turned 100 in November 2015.[4] In May 2017, Lowe died at home in Canterbury age 101.[5]
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Full name | Dorothy Megan Lowe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Syston, Leicestershire, England | 17 November 1915||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 May 2017 101) Canterbury, Kent, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 23) | 15 January 1949 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 March 1949 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 July 2017 |
See also
References
- "Dorothy Lowe". Kent Online Announcements. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- "Megan Lowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "Megan Lowe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "Ex-England bowler Megan Lowe celebrates 100th birthday". Kent County Cricket Club. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- "Former England player Megan Lowe dies aged 101". Kent County Cricket Club. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.