Molly Hide

Molly Hide
Personal information
Full name
Mary Edith Hide
Born(1913-10-24)24 October 1913
Shanghai, China
Died10 September 1995(1995-09-10) (aged 81)
Guildford, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 3)28 December 1934 v Australia
Last Test27 July 1954 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1937–1958Surrey
Career statistics
Competition WTest WFC
Matches 15 48
Runs scored 872 2,967
Batting average 36.33 43.63
100s/50s 2/5 10/14
Top score 124* 145
Balls bowled 2,064 5,033
Wickets 36 115
Bowling average 15.25 13.37
5 wickets in innings 1 2
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/20 6/22
Catches/stumpings 10/– 29/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 March

Mary Edith "Molly" Hide (24 October 1913 – September 10, 1995)[1] was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 15 Test matches for England between 1934 and 1954. She was one of the great early women cricketers in England, and captained England for 17 years, between 1937 and 1954. She played domestic cricket for Surrey. In 1973 she was president of the Women's Cricket Association.[2][3]

  1. ^ David Frith (12 September 1995). "OBITUARY: Molly Hide". The Independent.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Molly Hide". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Molly Hide". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2021.