Eileen Whelan

Eileen Ash

Personal information
Full name	Eileen Ash (nee Whelan)
Born	30 October 1911 Highbury, London, England
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 18)	12 June 1937 v Australia women
Last Test	29 March 1949 v New Zealand women
Career statistics
Competition Test cricket Matches 7 Runs scored 38 Batting average 4.75 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 10 Balls bowled 594 Wickets 10 Bowling average 23.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/68 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 November 2011

Eileen Ash (née Whelan)^[1] (born 30 October 1911) is an English former women's cricketer who played seven Test matches for England Women between 1937 and 1949.^[2] She thus played Test cricket both before and after the Second World War, making her debut against Australia at Northampton in June 1937 and playing her last game against New Zealand in Auckland in March 1949. A specialist bowler, she took 10 Test wickets at 23 apiece. She also played representative cricket for Civil Service Women, Middlesex Women and South Women.

In 2011 she became the first female Test cricketer to live to 100 years old.

References

1. "104-year-old woman keeps fit with yoga". BBC News. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
2. "Player Profile: Eileen Whelan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2011.