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]
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]
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