Lyn Larsen

Lynette Ann Larsen AM (born 3 February 1963) is an Australian former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm leg break. She appeared in 15 Test matches and 49 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1984 and 1994, and captained the side between 1986 and 1993. She played domestic cricket for New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory.[1][2]

Lyn Larsen

AM
Personal information
Full name
Lynette Ann Larsen
Born (1963-02-03) 3 February 1963
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 98)21 January 1984 v India
Last Test19 February 1992 v England
ODI debut (cap 40)8 February 1984 v India
Last ODI22 January 1994 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1979/80–1993/94New South Wales
1994/95Australian Capital Territory
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 15 49 58 98
Runs scored 410 426 1,249 927
Batting average 41.00 20.28 31.22 23.17
100s/50s 0/3 0/2 0/7 0/3
Top score 86 62 86 71*
Balls bowled 2,124 1,870 5,679 4,101
Wickets 26 24 82 70
Bowling average 18.73 31.79 17.26 21.15
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/33 3/19 6/20 4/8
Catches/stumpings 11/– 11/– 27/– 24/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 January 2023

She captained Australia in ten Test matches, including 5 victories. The number of Test matches in which she was captain, number of matches won, and percentage of victories, are all records for Australia. She also captained the side in 39 One Day Internationals, winning 27 and losing 10, including winning the World Cup in 1988.

In all, Larsen played in 15 Test matches, scoring 410 runs at a batting average of 41.00 with a high score of 86. She also bowled 354 overs of leg spin, taking 26 wickets at a bowling average of 18.73 and giving away under 1.5 runs per over.[1]

Larsen was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1999.[3] She was inducted into the New South Wales Cricket Hall of Fame in 2010, along with Stan McCabe and Mark Waugh.[4] In 2013 Larsen became the first female cricketer to be appointed to the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust.[5]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Lyn Larsen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. "Player Profile: Lyn Larsen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. "Lynette Larsen". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. "Lyn Larsen inducted into NSW Cricket Hall of Fame". ABC North Coast. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  5. "SCG Trust appointments 2013 to 2017". Sydney Cricket Ground Trust. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.


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