Kath Smith

Kathleen Mary Smith (16 October 1915 – 20 July 1993) was an Australian cricketer.^[1] Smith played six Test matches for the Australia national women's cricket team.^[2]

Kath Smith

Personal information
Full name	Kathleen Mary Smith
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut	28 December 1934 v England
Last Test	10 July 1937 v England
Career statistics
Competition WTest Matches 6 Runs scored 335 Batting average 37.91 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 88 Balls bowled 1,050 Wickets 13 Bowling average 31.57 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/57 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2014

Smith was the sixth woman to play test cricket for Australia.^[3]

The Kath Smith Medal is named after Smith. It is awarded to the "best and fairest" women cricketer in Brisbane Grade Cricket.^[4] Cricket players who have won the medal include Melissa Bulow,^[5] Jude Coleman, Jess Jonassen and Delissa Kimmince

References

1. "Kathleen Mary Smith - CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
2. "Kath Smith - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
3. . southernstars.org.au. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 14 September 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
4. "The Kath Smith Medal". Queensland Cricket. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
5. "Kath Smith Medal - 2006-07". Queensland Cricket. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.