Shirley Ellis (cricketer)

Shirley Ellis is an English international cricketer.[1] She played 5 one day internationals for the Young England Women in the 1973 World Cup. She took 2 wickets in the tournament and scored 62 runs, with a top score of 30.She was the first woman cricketer to open the batting and bowling in a same ODI and she did it in the very first Women's One Day International cricket match.[2][3]

References
  2. "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | All-round records | Opening the batting and bowling in the same match | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  3. "2nd Match: Australia Women v Young England Women at Bournemouth, Jun 23, 1973 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-05-03.


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