Christina Matthews (; born 26 December 1959) is an Australian former

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er who played as a

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and right-handed batter. She appeared in 20

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and 47

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for

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between 1984 and 1995, including playing at the

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World Cups. She played domestic cricket for

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and

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. She is Australia's most capped female Test player, and holds the record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in Women's Test matches. Matthews has held a number of senior positions in cricket administration in Australia, including from 2011 Chief Executive of the

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, replacing Graeme Wood. She was appointed a

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in the

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for her "significant service to cricket as a player and administrator, and to women".

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1959 births Living people People from Kew, Victoria Cricketers from Melbourne Australia women Test cricketers Australia women One Day International cricketers Victoria women cricketers ACT Meteors cricketers New South Wales Breakers cricketers Australian cricket administrators Australian sports executives and administrators Wicket-keepers Sportswomen from Victoria (state) Members of the Order of Australia 20th-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1950s-stub