Mary Spear

{{Short description|English cricketer (1913–2006)}} {{about||the American data visualization specialist|Mary Eleanor Spear|the American southern gospel singer|Mary Speer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use British English|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Mary Spear | female = true | image = Real Mary Spear.jpg | country = England | fullname = Mary Frances Spear | birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|9|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bath, Somerset, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|4|10|1913|9|11|df=yes}} | death_place = Crickhowell, Breconshire, Wales | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right arm medium | role = Bowler | international = true | internationalspan = 1934–1935 | testdebutdate = 28 December | testdebutyear = 1934 | testdebutagainst = Australia | testcap = 8 | lasttestdate = 18 February | lasttestyear = 1935 | lasttestagainst = New Zealand | club1 = West | year1 = 1937 | columns = 2 | column1 = WTest | matches1 = 4 | runs1 = 16 | bat avg1 = 16.00 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 9 | deliveries1 = 702 | wickets1 = 14 | bowl avg1 = 5.78 | fivefor1 = 1 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 5/15 | catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| column2 = WFC | matches2 = 10 | runs2 = 98 | bat avg2 = 16.33 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 23 | deliveries2 = 1,499 | wickets2 = 28 | bowl avg2 = 10.71 | fivefor2 = 1 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 5/15 | catches/stumpings2 = 5/– | date = 11 March 2021 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17085/17085.html CricketArchive }} '''Mary Frances Spear''' (11 September 1913 – 10 April 2006) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in four Test matches for England between 1934 and 1935, including the first women's Test in history. She played domestic cricket for West of England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/53850.html|title=Player Profile: Mary Spear|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17085/17085.html|title=Player Profile: Mary Spear|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spear, Mary}} Category:1913 births Category:2006 deaths Category:Cricketers from Bath, Somerset Category:English women cricketers Category:England women Test cricketers Category:West women cricketers