Mary Allitt
Template:Short description Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mary Loy (née Allitt) OAM (1 November 1925 – 10 December 2013) was an Australian cricketer who captained the national women's team on three occasions in 1963. She played 11 Tests, having made her debut against England in 1951, making a top score of 76. Her last Test was also against England. She also played for New South Wales.[1]
On 23 August 2000, Allitt was awarded the Australian Sports Medal[2] and on 1 January 2001, she was awarded the Centenary Medal for her contribution to cricket.[3] Under her married name of Mary Loy she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in June 2007 in recognition of her lifelong commitment to the game.[4] Allitt died in December 2013, and was described as a "trailblazer" and "pioneer of women's cricket" in a Cricket Australia obituary.[5]
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- ↑ "Trailblazer Mary Loy passes away" Template:Webarchive – Cricket Australia. Published 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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External links
- Stoic Opener: Mary Allitt – Talkin' About Women's Cricket profile
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