Thelma Norma Meryl McKenzie (née Murden;[1] born 6 April 1915, date of death unknown) was an Australian Test cricket player.
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| Full name | Thelma Norma Meryl Murden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1915 Wallerawang, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 28) | 20 March 1948 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thelma Murden was born in Wallerawang, New South Wales.[2] She attended Lithgow High School and was prominent in sport in Lithgow.[3] She married George McKenzie.[4]
McKenzie played one Test for Australia in Wellington in 1948, but she did not bat or bowl or keep wicket.[1][5] She also played against the touring England team and was New South Wales' regular wicket-keeper in state games.[6] She played for the Annandale Cricket Club and worked for a dentist.[4]
McKenzie is deceased.[7]
- ^ a b "CricketArchive – Thelma McKenzie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Thelma McKenzie – Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Bystander (19 November 1948). "Just for To-day". Lithgow Mercury: 2.
- ^ a b "The girl behind the stumps". The Sun. No. 2379. New South Wales, Australia. 14 November 1948. p. 17. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Only Test, Wellington, March 20-23, 1948, Australia Women tour of New Zealand". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Von Nida did not forget". The Sun. No. 2435. New South Wales, Australia. 11 December 1949. p. 29. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian cricket pioneer Norma Johnston dies aged 95". ABC News. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.