Barbara Cairncross
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Barbara Cairncross is a former Southern Transvaal and South Africa cricketer. She played in South Africa's first three Test matches
, scoring 65 runs in her six innings.
Cairncross made her first appearance in the series against England for South African XI Women, opening
the innings alongside captain Joy Irwin
. After making a duck
in the first-innings, she scored 27 in the second, putting on 53 for the first-wicket
with Irwin. In the subsequent tour match, she captained a Southern Transvaal side that included five players who would go on to play Test cricket for South Africa. Opening the batting once more, with Eileen Hurly
this time, Cairncross fell for 17 as her side could only muster 147 runs, rescued by 68 from Yvonne van Mentz
. In the second innings, needing 59 to avoid defeat, Cairncross remained 48 not out
as the match was drawn.
On South Africa's Test debut, Cairncross scored 24 runs in the first-innings and then added 9 in the second before being run out
. She failed to make double-figures in the second Test, falling for eight in the first-innings, and four in the second-innings as South Africa were forced to follow-on
. Playing in the third Test, she lost her wicket for a duck
in the first-innings, but managed to add 83 for the fifth-wicket
with Sheila Nefdt
to provide the only resistance as South Africa lost by an innings and eight wickets.
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
, scoring 65 runs in her six innings.
Cairncross made her first appearance in the series against England for South African XI Women, opening
Batting order (cricket)
In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time...
the innings alongside captain Joy Irwin
Joy Irwin
Joy Irwin is a former Natal and South Africa cricketer. She played in South Africa's first three Test matches, scoring 40 runs in her six innings....
. After making a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
in the first-innings, she scored 27 in the second, putting on 53 for the first-wicket
Partnership (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, two batsmen always bat in partnership, although only one is on strike at any time. The partnership between two batsmen will come to an end when one of them is dismissed or retires, or the innings comes to a close In the sport of cricket, two batsmen always bat in...
with Irwin. In the subsequent tour match, she captained a Southern Transvaal side that included five players who would go on to play Test cricket for South Africa. Opening the batting once more, with Eileen Hurly
Eileen Hurly
Eileen Mary Ann Hurly is a former Southern Transvaal and South Africa cricketer. She played in South Africa's first four Test matches, scoring 240 runs including a top-score of 96 not out in the first Test against England...
this time, Cairncross fell for 17 as her side could only muster 147 runs, rescued by 68 from Yvonne van Mentz
Yvonne van Mentz
Yvonne van Mentz is a former South African cricketer. She scored South Africa's first century in Women's Test cricket, with an unbeaten 105 against England in the fourth Test played during the 1960/61 season. An all-rounder, she played four Test matches for South Africa, taking eight wickets and...
. In the second innings, needing 59 to avoid defeat, Cairncross remained 48 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
as the match was drawn.
On South Africa's Test debut, Cairncross scored 24 runs in the first-innings and then added 9 in the second before being run out
Run out
Run out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. It is governed by Law 38 of the Laws of cricket.-The rules:A batsman is out Run out if at any time while the ball is in play no part of his bat or person is grounded behind the popping crease and his wicket is fairly put down by the opposing...
. She failed to make double-figures in the second Test, falling for eight in the first-innings, and four in the second-innings as South Africa were forced to follow-on
Follow-on
Follow-on is a term used in the sport of cricket to describe a situation where the team that bats second is forced to take its second batting innings immediately after its first, because the team was not able to get close enough to the score achieved by the first team batting in the first innings...
. Playing in the third Test, she lost her wicket for a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
in the first-innings, but managed to add 83 for the fifth-wicket
Partnership (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, two batsmen always bat in partnership, although only one is on strike at any time. The partnership between two batsmen will come to an end when one of them is dismissed or retires, or the innings comes to a close In the sport of cricket, two batsmen always bat in...
with Sheila Nefdt
Sheila Nefdt
Sheila Nefdt or Sheelagh Nefdt is a former South Africa Test cricketer. She captained South Africa in all four matches of their debut series in Women's Test cricket against England in 1960–61...
to provide the only resistance as South Africa lost by an innings and eight wickets.