Lesley Murdoch
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Lesley Jean Murdoch is a former New Zealand
cricket
er. Between 1979 and 1990 she played in six women's Test matches and twenty-five women's one-day internationals as a batsman. Murdoch captained New Zealand
in three Tests against Australia
, drawing two and losing one. She won eight of the fifteen ODIs she captained, losing six times, with one "no result".
New Zealand women's cricket team
The New Zealand women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1935, when they lost to England. Since then they have only won two Tests, once against Australia, and once against South Africa....
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Between 1979 and 1990 she played in six women's Test matches and twenty-five women's one-day internationals as a batsman. Murdoch captained New Zealand
New Zealand national cricket captains
This is a complete list of all of New Zealand's national cricket captains at official international level. As such it includes details of all the men who have captained at least one Test match or One Day International, all boys who have captained in at least one Youth Test or Youth ODI, and all...
in three Tests against Australia
Australian women's cricket team
The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world...
, drawing two and losing one. She won eight of the fifteen ODIs she captained, losing six times, with one "no result".