Denise Emerson (; born 13 May 1960) is an Australian former

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er who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in seven Test matches and 21 One Day Internationals for

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between 1982 and 1987, including playing at the 1982 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for

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and

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. Her brother

Terry Alderman Terence Michael Alderman (born 12 June 1956) is a former Australian international cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He began his first-class cricket career during the 1974–75 season with Western Australia in t ...

played at Test level for the Australian men's team. She is married to the umpire

Ross Emerson Ross Alexander Emerson (born 26 February 1954) is a former Australian cricket umpire who is best known for calling Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing. He also played grade cricket for Petersham-Marrickville in the Sydney ...

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Denise Emerson
at southernstars.org.au 1960 births Living people Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Australia women Test cricketers Australia women One Day International cricketers Western Australia women cricketers New South Wales Breakers cricketers Sportswomen from Western Australia 20th-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1960s-stub