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Full name | Lorna Grace Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 3 June 1939||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 11) | 2 December 1960 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 24 March 1972 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958/59–1964/65 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971/72–1974/75 | Southern Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 6 March 2022 |
Lorna Grace Ward (born 3 June 1939) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-arm pace bowler. She appeared in seven Test matches for South Africa between 1960 and 1972, taking 27 wickets including three five-wicket hauls. She is South Africa's leading wicket-taker in women's Test cricket.[1] She played domestic cricket for Natal and Southern Transvaal.[2][3]