Thelma_McKenzie

Thelma McKenzie

Thelma McKenzie

Australian cricketer


Thelma Norma Meryl McKenzie (née Murden;[1] (born 6 April 1915 - c.2023) was an Australian Test cricket player.

Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...

Biography

Thelma Murden was born in Wallerawang, New South Wales.[2] She attended Lithgow High School and was prominent in sport in Lithgow.[3] She married George McKenzie.[4]

McKenzie played one Test for Australia in Wellington in 1948, but she did not bat or bowl or keep wicket.[1][5] She also played against the touring England team and was New South Wales' regular wicket-keeper in state games.[6] She played for the Annandale Cricket Club and worked for a dentist.[4]

McKenzie is deceased.[7]


References

  1. "CricketArchive – Thelma McKenzie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. Bystander (19 November 1948). "Just for To-day". Lithgow Mercury: 2.
  3. "The girl behind the stumps". The Sun. No. 2379. New South Wales, Australia. 14 November 1948. p. 17. Retrieved 27 December 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Von Nida did not forget". The Sun. No. 2435. New South Wales, Australia. 11 December 1949. p. 29. Retrieved 27 December 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Australian cricket pioneer Norma Johnston dies aged 95". ABC News. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Thelma_McKenzie, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.