Myrtle Maclagan

Myrtle Ethel Maclagan MBE (born 2 April 1911 in Ambala, United Provinces, India; died 11 March 1993 in Surrey, England) was an English cricketer.

Myrtle Maclagan
Personal information
Full nameMyrtle Ethel Maclagan
Born(1911-04-02)2 April 1911
Ambala, (now in Haryana) United Provinces, India
Died11 March 1993(1993-03-11) (aged 81)
Surrey, England
BowlingRight arm off spin
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 5)28 December 1934 v Australia
Last Test31 July 1951 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition WTests
Matches 14
Runs scored 1007
Batting average 41.95
100s/50s 2/6
Top score 119
Balls bowled 3432
Wickets 60
Bowling average 15.58
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/10
Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 September 2008

Professional career

She played in the first women's Test match in 1934, and was one of the best-known women cricketers of her day, famous for making high scores against the Australians. She scored the first Test century in women's cricket on 4 January 1935, when she made 119 for England against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground. In that same historical women's test match, she notched another record for becoming the first woman cricketer to open the batting as well as to open the bowling in a same test match.[1][2] The English men's team had lost the Ashes a few months earlier, and the Morning Post praised Maclagan's batting prowess with the quatrain:

What matter that we lost, mere nervy men
Since England's women now play England's game,
Wherefore Immortal Wisden, take your pen
And write MACLAGAN on the scroll of fame.

After the 1934–35 tour to Australia and New Zealand, Maclagan also played against Australia in England in 1937. After the war, she returned to cricket, touring Australia and New Zealand again in 1948–49 and then appearing against Australia in England in 1951.

Honours

In 1966 she was awarded the MBE for Army Services.

References
  1. "Records | Women's Test matches | All-round records | Opening the batting and bowling in the same match | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. "1st Test, England Women tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 28-Dec 1934 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

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