Lynne Thomas

Derryth Lynne Thomas (29 September 1939, Llanelli, Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh former cricketer played 10 test matches for the England women's cricket team between 1966 and 1976 and 24 one day internationals for England and the International XI between 1973 and 1982. She opened the batting for England when they won the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup and, playing for England against the International XI, became the first woman to score a century in one day international cricket.^[1]

References

England squad – 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup (1st title)

1 Bakewell 2 Clifford 3 Cruwys 4 Dewdney 5 Gough 6 Green 7 Heyhoe Flint (c) 8 Hilliam 9 Hodges 10 Mather 11 Pilling 12 Stephenson 13 Thomas 14 Watmough

England squad – 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup

1 Court 2 Dewdney 3 Heggs 4 Hodges 5 Hullah 6 Lear 7 Mowat 8 Pilling (c) 9 Thomas 10 Watmough 11 Wilks

International XI squad – 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup

1 Braganza 2 Hall 3 Hamilton 4 Harris 5 Jobling 6 Kendall 7 McConway 8 Majumder 9 Miller 10 Owens 11 Rattray 12 Thomas (c) 13 van der Elst 14 van Teunenbroek

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