Eileen Hurly
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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. She was particularly strong playing the square cut.
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During the English tour of South Africa, Hurly was South Africa's most prolific run-scorer, consistently out-scoring her teammates. In each of the first three Tests of the series she top-scored for South Africa in the first-innings., posting scores of 37 and 29 after narrowly missing out on a century
in the opening match.
In 1968/69 South Africa were due to play England again, but at the last minute the English were unable to fulfil the fixtures and a Dutch women's cricket team toured South Africa instead. Hurly was named captain of the South African squad for this tour, which South Africa whitewashed
. During this series, Hurly was involved in a 124 run partnership
with Jennifer Gove
made in under an hour.
By the end of her playing career, Hurly had made over 100 appearances provincially, served on the Transvaal executive committee and the South African and Rhodesian Women’s Cricket Association.
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 240 runs including a top-score of 96 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...
in the first Test against England. She was particularly strong playing the square cut.
Career
Born to James William, Eileen Hurly attended the Dominican Convent in Benoni. During her first league match in 1947, aged only 13, she hit the first recorded century in women's cricket in South Africa. She made her provincial debut for Southern Transvaal later that year. She continued to set records, and in 1953/54, she made the first recorded inter-provincial century, scoring 106 not outNot 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...
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During the English tour of South Africa, Hurly was South Africa's most prolific run-scorer, consistently out-scoring her teammates. In each of the first three Tests of the series she top-scored for South Africa in the first-innings., posting scores of 37 and 29 after narrowly missing out on a century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
in the opening match.
In 1968/69 South Africa were due to play England again, but at the last minute the English were unable to fulfil the fixtures and a Dutch women's cricket team toured South Africa instead. Hurly was named captain of the South African squad for this tour, which South Africa whitewashed
Whitewash (sport)
A whitewash is an informal term in sport describing a game or series in which the losing person or team fails to score.A whitewash may be in a single game where the loser fails to score any points or goals, or in a series where the loser fails to win a game...
. During this series, Hurly was involved in a 124 run partnership
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 Jennifer Gove
Jennifer Gove
Jennifer Anne Gove is a former South Africa women's Test cricketer. She made seven Test appearances for South Africa between 1960 and 1972, with her 256 runs making her the leading Test run-scorer for her country....
made in under an hour.
By the end of her playing career, Hurly had made over 100 appearances provincially, served on the Transvaal executive committee and the South African and Rhodesian Women’s Cricket Association.