Faith Thomas
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| Born |
22 February 1933 Nepabunna, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test | 21 February 1958 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1956-1958 | South Australia Women's cricket team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricInfo, 5 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faith Thomas, née Coulthard (born 22 January 1933) is an Australian former cricketer and hockey player. She was also a nurse in regional South Australia.
Early life
Thomas was born at the Nepabunna Aboriginal Mission in South Australia. Her mother, Ivy, was a traditional Adnyamathanha woman and her father German. Her mother took her to the Colebrook Children’s Home when she was a baby.[1]
Cricket career
After being introduced to cricket by a colleague at Royal Adelaide Hospital, she soon made the state women's team.
She played for the South Australia Women's cricket team between 1956 and 1958.[2]
In 1958 she was selected for the Australian national team. She played her only international match against England. [1][3]
References
- 1 2 "message stick - Faith Thomas". ABC TV (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ "Teams Teams Faith Coulthard played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ "Faith Coulthard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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