Jean McNaughton

Jean Fay Field (née McNaughton; born 10 April 1936) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium-fast bowler. She appeared in three Test matches for South Africa in 1960 and 1961, all against England. She was the first South African woman to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match. She played domestic cricket for Southern Transvaal.[1][2]

Jean McNaughton
Personal information
Full name
Jean Fay McNaughton
Born (1936-04-10) 10 April 1936
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 8)2 December 1960 v England
Last Test13 January 1961 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1954/55–1960/61Southern Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition WTest
Matches 3
Runs scored 45
Batting average 9.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 28
Balls bowled 276
Wickets 6
Bowling average 19.33
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/39
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 March 2022

Career

Part of the Southern Transvaal women's cricket team, McNaughton made her first appearance on the English tour in 1960–61 for her club side.[3] Batting at number five, she scored 15 runs in 22 minutes.[4] In the English innings, she only bowled four overs, taking no wickets and conceding 22 runs.[4]

Playing in South Africa's first Test match she made a pair,[5] becoming only the second woman, after England's player/manager Netta Rheinberg in 1949,[6] to do so on debut.[7] She also remained wicket-less in the match, bowling a total of nine overs.[5] She did not play in the second Test,[3] and scored one run in each of her two innings for South African XI women against England during a tour match.[8]

Back in the team for the third Test at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, McNaughton claimed six of the eight English wickets to fall in their first-innings,[9] making her the first South African woman to take a five-wicket haul in Test cricket.[10] In spite of her achievement, England won the match by eight wickets.[9] In the final Test of the series, she scored her highest total in Test cricket, hitting 28 runs to help give her team a first-innings lead, and support Yvonne van Mentz as she closed in on her century.[11]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Jean McNaughton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. "Player Profile: Jean McNaughton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. "Other matches played by Jean McNaughton (5)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  4. "Southern Transvaal Women v England Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  5. "South Africa Women v England Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  6. "Obituaries: Netta Rheinberg". Daily Telegraph. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  7. "Records / Women's Test matches / Batting records / Pair on debut". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  8. "South African XI Women v England Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  9. "South Africa Women v England Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  10. "Records / South Africa Women / Women's Test matches / Best bowling figures in an innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  11. "South Africa Women v England Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.