Myrtle Edwards
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7 June 1921 Clifton Hill, Victoria |
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| Died | 30 August 2010 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 24) | 20 March 1948 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Myrtle Edwards (7 June 1921 – 30 August 2010) in Clifton Hill, Victoria) was an Australian softball and cricket player.
In 1949, Edwards was named the captain of the first Australian Open Women's Team to play a test series against New Zealand. She coached in four Women’s World Championships from 1965–1978, winning gold at the inaugural 1965 ISF Women's World Championships in Melbourne. For her contribution to the sport she was became an inductee into both the Softball Australia and the ISF Hall of Fame, as well as becoming a Life Member of Softball Victoria.
Edwards also played one Test match for Australia against New Zealand in 1948.
Edwards died on 30 August 2010.
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