Betty Snowball
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| Full name | Elizabeth Alexandra Snowball | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 July 1908 Burnley, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 1988 (aged 80) Colwall, Herefordshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Betty | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5[1] ft 0 in (1.52 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 7) | 28 December 1934 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 February 1949 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1933–1934 | West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests umpired | 1 (1951–1951) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 11 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elizabeth "Betty" Alexandra Snowball (9 July 1908 – 13 December 1988) was an English sportsperson. She played international cricket in the England women's cricket team,[2] and also played international squash and lacrosse for Scotland.[citation needed]
Early life
Snowball was born in
Sporting career
She appeared in 10 Test matches between 1934 and 1949, playing as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She scored 189 runs in 222 minutes playing against New Zealand at Christchurch in February 1935, the fourth women's Test match to be played, setting a world record for the highest individual innings in women's Test cricket which was not surpassed for over 50 years, until Sandhya Agarwal scored 190 in 1986.[4] It remained the highest Test score by an Englishwoman until June 2023, when it was beaten by Tammy Beaumont during the Ashes.[5]
She played domestic cricket for various teams, including Winchester WCC,[3] West of England, Hampshire and Lancashire.[citation needed] During her time in Hampshire, she served on the committee for the
She became an
Later life
After her cricketing career, she retired to Colwall in Herefordshire to teach cricket and mathematics at The Elms School, where Michael Singleton was headmaster.[citation needed] She died in Colwall.
References
- . Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile: Betty Snowball". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's Cricket Association Report 1935". womenscrickethistory.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile: Betty Snowball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Tammy Beaumont proves there's 'life in the old girl yet' with epic England-record 208". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2023.