Emily Ruto (16 June 1989 – 24 October 2014) was a Kenyan

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er and a former captain of the

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. She died of

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...

in 2014, aged 25.

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1989 births 2014 deaths Kenyan women cricketers Cricketers from Nairobi Deaths from cancer in Kenya Deaths from leukemia {{Kenya-cricket-bio-stub