Ruth Buckstein

Ruth Buckstein (born 28 July 1955) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match and 16 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1986 and 1988. She played domestic cricket for Victoria.^[1][2]

Ruth Buckstein

Personal information
Full name	Ruth Buckstein
Born	(1955-07-28) 28 July 1955 (age 68) Melbourne, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium
Role	Batter
International information
National side	Australia (1986–1988)
Only Test (cap 114)	29 August 1987 v England
ODI debut (cap 51)	23 January 1986 v New Zealand
Last ODI	18 December 1988 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1978/79–1987/88	Victoria
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA Matches 1 16 26 43 Runs scored 85 511 957 1,136 Batting average 42.50 42.58 34.17 31.55 100s/50s 0/1 2/1 1/6 2/4 Top score 83 105* 121* 105* Balls bowled – – 42 – Wickets – – 1 – Bowling average – – 19.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling – – 1/2 – Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 9/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 January 2023

Early life

Buckstein played softball for the Victorian state team before her first club cricket match appearance in 1973. At the time, Buckstein was an undergraduate student at Monash University.^[3]

Cricket career

A right-handed batter, Buckstein played one Test match and 16 WODIs, including scoring two WODI centuries.^[4][5] Her final WODI appearance was in the final of the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup, which was won by Australia.^[6]

Buckstein played as an opener.^[7] As of 2014^[update] Buckstein and Julien Wiener are the only Jewish Australians to have represented Australia in Test cricket.^{[8][relevant?]}

One Day International centuries

Ruth Buckstein's One-Day International centuries^[9]
#	Runs	Match	Opponents	City/Country	Venue	Year
1	100	10	Netherlands	Perth, Australia	Willetton Sports Club (No. 1 Oval)	1988^[10]
2	105*	15	Netherlands	Melbourne, Australia	Carey Grammar School Oval No.2	1988^[11]

References

1. "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
2. "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
3. Peg McMahon (8 October 1973). "Ruth starts off with a dashing 61". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
4. "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
5. "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
6. "Statsguru: Women's One-Day Internationals, Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
7. Smith, Heather (5 December 1988). "Australians hammer Irish in World Cup". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
8. John Harms (19 December 2004). "The opener". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
9. "All-round records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com – R Buckstein". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
10. "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs Neth Women 1st Match 1988/89 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
11. "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs Neth Women 17th Match 1988/89 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

External links

• Ruth Buckstein at ESPNcricinfo
• Ruth Buckstein at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• at southernstars.org.au