Helen Miller (cricketer)
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| Full name | Helen Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 4, 1915 East Taieri, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 October 1972 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 8) | 16 February 1935 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 28 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Helen Edith Allan (née Miller; 4 November 1915 – 10 October 1972) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She played one Test match, their first, for New Zealand as Helen Miller in 1935. This was the only official match that she played.[1][2][3]
Allan was born in East Taieri, near Dunedin, New Zealand, to orchardists Alexander and Edith Miller, and was educated at Otago Girls' High School.[4][5] She was a pace bowler, and played for New Zealand against England in 1935. However, a knee injury ended her sporting career.[4]
Allan began studying geology at the University of Otago, but withdrew from her studies following her marriage to Eric Allan in 1939.[4] The couple moved to Hamilton in 1948, and Helen Allan later completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Waikato and University of Auckland. She went on to teach geography and French and became head of the French department at Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton.[4]
Allan died on 10 October 1972, five days after her husband, and was buried at East Taieri Cemetery.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "England and New Zealand test match, 1935". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Player Profile: Helen Miller". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Nellie Miller". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Macdonald, Charlotte, ed. (1991). The Book of New Zealand Women. Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books. pp. 11–12. ISBN 0 908912 04 8.
- ^ "Sports Honours Board - History | Otago Girls' High School - Dunedin, New Zealand". www.otagogirls.school.nz. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Helen Miller at ESPNcricinfo
- Helen Miller at CricketArchive (subscription required) (archive)
- Cricketers from Otago
- New Zealand educators
- New Zealand women educators
- New Zealand women cricketers
- New Zealand women Test cricketers
- People educated at Otago Girls' High School
- University of Auckland alumni
- University of Otago alumni
- University of Waikato alumni
- 1915 births
- 1972 deaths
- Burials at East Taieri Cemetery