Ruth Evelyn Martin (née Symons; 3 October 1913 – 11 September 2004) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She played one Test match for New Zealand, their first, in 1935. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury.[1]

Symons captained Canterbury, and she was selected to captain New Zealand in their first women's Test match, against England in Christchurch in February 1935, which England won.[2][3][4] In Canterbury's victory over Otago in March 1937 she took 6 for 6 and 3 for 23.[5]

She married Lester Martin at St Mark's Church, near her home in Opawa, Christchurch, in April 1935.[6] She died in Christchurch in 2004.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Ruth Symons". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "England and New Zealand test match, 1935". Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ruth Symons". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Cricket". Press: 21. 8 February 1935.
  5. ^ "Canterbury Women v Otago Women 1936-37". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Wedding". Star: 8. 29 April 1935.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Symons
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