Lynette Ann Larsen (born 3 February 1963) is an Australian former

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er who played as an

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, batting right-handed and

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right-arm

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. She appeared in 15 Test matches and 49 One Day Internationals for

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between 1984 and 1994, and captained the side between 1986 and 1993. She played domestic cricket for

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and

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. She captained Australia in ten Test matches, including 5 victories. The number of Test matches in which she was captain, number of matches won, and percentage of victories, are all records for Australia. She also captained the side in 39 One Day Internationals, winning 27 and losing 10, including winning the

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in 1988. In all, Larsen played in 15 Test matches, scoring 410 runs at a

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of 41.00 with a high score of 86. She also bowled 354 overs of

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, taking 26

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s at a

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of 18.73 and giving away under 1.5 runs per over. Larsen was inducted into the

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in 1999. She was inducted into the New South Wales Cricket Hall of Fame in 2010, along with

Stan McCabe Stanley Joseph McCabe (16 July 1910 – 25 August 1968) was an Australian cricketer who played 39 Test cricket, Test matches for Australia from 1930 to 1938. A short, stocky right-hander, McCabe was described by ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, ...

and

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. In 2013 Larsen became the first female cricketer to be appointed to the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust.

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Lyn Larsen
at southernstars.org.au 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Lismore, New South Wales Cricketers from New South Wales Australia women Test cricketers Australia women One Day International cricketers Australia Test cricket captains New South Wales Breakers cricketers ACT Meteors cricketers Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Members of the Order of Australia Sportswomen from New South Wales 20th-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1960s-stub