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Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut(cap 53) | 17 March 1961 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 25 January 1969 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 March 2015 |
Muriel Picton AM is an Australian former cricketer who captained the Australia national women's cricket team on four occasions. She was born on 31 October 1930 in Singleton, New South Wales and made her Test debut against New Zealand, at Dunedin in March 1961. [1] She played her last test against England in 1969. In 7 matches overall she scored 111 runs and took 8 wickets with her off breaks. She played state cricket for New South Wales Women.
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