- Bev Brentnall
Beverley ("Bev") A Brentnall (born 1936 in
Auckland ,New Zealand ) is the first woman to have captained New Zealand in awomen's one-day international , an event which happened in 1973. Three of the five ODIs in which Brentnall captained were won, with two defeats. Brentnall, who was a wicketkeeper/batsman, also played in tenwomen's Test match es.Career highlights----1966 tour to England. Conceded only 1 bye in the 3 Test series. Scored 84 not out, 2nd Test, 2nd innings at Edgbaston.
1969 v England at Auckland. 5 dismissals in an innings (3c 2st).
1972 v South Africa at Johannesburg. 6 dismissals in an innings (2c 4st).
References
* [http://cricketarchive.com/CricketWoman/Players/17/17238/17238.html Cricket Archive page on Bev Brentnall]
* [http://stats.cricketworld.com/Players/17/17238/Other_matches.html Statistics]
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