Rachael Heyhoe Flint

The Right Honourable
The Baroness Heyhoe Flint
OBE DL

In the House of Lords in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Rachael Heyhoe Flint
Born	(1939-06-11)11 June 1939 Wolverhampton, England
Died	18 January 2017(2017-01-18) (aged 77)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Batter
International information
National side	England (1960–1982)
Test debut (cap 51)	2 December 1960 v South Africa
Last Test	1 July 1979 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 4)	23 June 1973 v International XI
Last ODI	7 February 1982 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1963–1985	West Midlands
1976–1982	West
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA Matches 22 23 51 43 Runs scored 1,594 643 3,356 1,110 Batting average 45.54 58.45 46.61 42.69 100s/50s 3/10 1/4 8/18 1/8 Top score 179 114 179 114 Balls bowled 402 18 870 64 Wickets 3 1 7 5 Bowling average 68.00 20.00 66.42 7.80 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/3 1/13 2/29 2/16 Catches/stumpings 13/– 6/– 30/– 12/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 March 2021

Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, OBE, DL (née Heyhoe; 11 June 1939 – 18 January 2017) was an English cricketer, businesswoman and philanthropist. She was best known for being captain of England from 1966 to 1978, and was unbeaten in six Test series: in total, she played for the English women's cricket team from 1960 to 1982. Heyhoe Flint was captain when her team won the inaugural 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, which England hosted.^[1] She was also the first female cricketer to hit a six in a Test match, and one of the first ten women to become a member of the MCC.

She also played as goalkeeper for the England national hockey team in 1964.

According to Scyld Berry: "She was, among other achievements, the Dr WG Grace of women's cricket – the pioneer without whom the game would not be what it is."^[2]