Betty Snowball

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Betty Snowball
INTL CAREER: 1934 - 1949
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Full Name

Elizabeth Alexandra Snowball

Born

July 09, 1908, Burnley, Lancashire

Died

December 13, 1988, Colwall, Worcestershire, (aged 80y 157d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Education

St Leonard's School; St Andrews; Bedford Physical Training College

Elizabeth Alexandra "Betty" Snowball, who died on December 13, 1988, aged 82, was an allround sportswoman who played squash and lacrosse at international level as well as cricket. But it was as one of the major figures of women's cricket for two decades from 1930 that she is best remembered, being a fine opening bat and generally accepted as the outstanding wicketkeeper of her generation. She had something of Australia's Bert Oldfield in her style: always immaculate in turnout, and neat and tidy in technique, although enthusiasm added a flourish to efficiency. Born in Burnley, she was coached after leaving school by Learie Constantine, from whom she gained what she termed aggressive inspiration. She played ten times for England, and toured Australia twice, recording a Test average of 40.86 and effecting 21 dismissals. Just over 5ft tall, Betty Snowball was an effective foil to the powerful allrounder, Myrtle Maclagen, both as fellow-opener and taking her spin bowling. Her outstanding innings was 189 in 222 minutes against New Zealand in 1935, which remained a Test record for half a century. She retired to Colwall, the Worcestershire village often called the cradle of women's cricket, and the venue of an annual women's cricket week.
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Betty Snowball Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
WTests1018361318940.8614138

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
WTests10------------

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatUmpire
WTests11
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Recent Matches of Betty Snowball

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
ENG Women vs AUS Women10 & 220c/0s19-Feb-1949SydneyWTest # 11
ENG Women vs AUS Women0 & 71c/0s & 0c/0s28-Jan-1949MelbourneWTest # 10
ENG Women vs AUS Women1 & 10c/0s & 0c/0s15-Jan-1949AdelaideWTest # 9
ENG Women vs AUS Women991c/0s & 1c/1s10-Jul-1937The OvalWTest # 7
ENG Women vs AUS Women1 & 61c/0s & 2c/0s26-Jun-1937BlackpoolWTest # 6

Photos of Betty Snowball

Betty Snowball
Betty Snowball (left) and T Dutton walk out to open the batting
Anne Palmer is bowled for 11