Lynne Thomas - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Lynne Thomas
- Derryth Lynne Thomas (born 29 September 1939 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire) is a Welsh cricketer who 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.Along with Enid Bakewell, Thomas held the record for the highest opening run partnership in Women's Cricket World Cup history (246) until 2008.
- The cricket teams that she played for included Cardiff, Sussex Women, Glamorgan Women, and West Counties Women. She also played hockey at international level for Wales.
- She was a full-time P.E.
- teacher at Neath Girls' Grammar School.
