Anne Gordon

Dorothy Anne Gordon (born 24 December 1941)[1] played nine Women's Test matches and eight Women's one-day internationals for Australia.[2] She was the captain of the Australian Women's Cricket Team in 1976. She was the first fielder to take three catches in a Women's Cricket World Cup match.[3]

For other people named Ann Gordon, see Ann Gordon (disambiguation).

Anne Gordon
Personal information
Full name
Dorothy Anne Gordon
Born24 December 1941 (1941-12-24) (age 81)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 65)27 December 1968 v England
Last Test15 January 1977 v India
ODI debut (cap 3)23 June 1973 v Young England
Last ODI8 August 1976 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 9 8
Runs scored 195 99
Batting average 19.50 19.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 38* 50*
Balls bowled 1,808 304
Wickets 22 7
Bowling average 23.09 21.28
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 1 0
Best bowling 5/57 3/25
Catches/stumpings 4/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 November 2007

Gordon lived and grew up in Moe, Gippsland, Victoria. After retiring from playing she became a selector for the Victoria Women's Cricket Association, Surrey and then England Selector and Chairwoman of England Selectors from 1992 to 1996. She was awarded life membership of Cricket Victoria in 2018.[4]

References
  1. "Anne Gordon - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. "Anne Gordon". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  3. "Cricket Records | Records | Women's World Cup | Most catches in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. "CV inducts four new Life Members". Cricket Victoria. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.


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