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Role
  
Bowler

National side
  
England

Name
  
Eileen Whelan


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Full name
  
Eileen Ash (nee Whelan)

Born
  
30 October 1911 (age 113) (
1911-10-30
)
Highbury, London, England

Test debut (cap 18)
  
12 June 1937 v Australia women

Last Test
  
29 March 1949 v New Zealand women

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Eileen Ash (née Whelan; born 30 October 1911) is a former English cricketer who played seven Test matches for England between 1937 and 1949. She is the oldest living international cricketer.

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Whelan played Test cricket both before and after the Second World War, making her debut against Australia at Northampton in June 1937 and playing her last game against New Zealand in Auckland in March 1949. A specialist bowler, she took 10 Test wickets at 23 runs apiece. Whelan also played representative cricket for the Civil Service, Middlesex and South of England.

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Outside of playing cricket, Ash was employed by the Civil Service from the age of 18. She was seconded to MI6 during World War II, and went on to work with the organisation for eleven years. Ash and her husband eventually retired to Norwich. She took up golf in later life, only quitting at the age of 98.

In 2011, Ash became the first female Test cricketer to live to 100 years old. She was made an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for the occasion. Writing for the BBC in February 2017, Heather Knight, England's captain, said,

"I had the absolute privilege of meeting Eileen Ash, the oldest living Test cricketer (male or female) for some filming before I left for Australia, and she is easily one of the most extraordinary ladies I've ever met. She's 105, does yoga every week and I've met teenagers who have a lot less energy than she does! It was amazing to hear some of her experiences of playing cricket for England, especially the boat trips they used to have to take to play in Australia, and she also took me through her yoga routine. My pride, and a number of my muscle groups, are still in tatters after being put to shame by a 105-year-old."

In July 2017, aged 105, Ash rang the bell at Lord's to signal the start of play at the 2017 Women's World Cup Final, which England won.

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References

Eileen Whelan Wikipedia


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