Mavis Gray (born 12 February 1944; née Beckett) is a former

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player. Gray was born in

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and represented Australia and

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in a comparatively long career.''W.A. Hall of Champions'' inductee booklet. (2006) Published by the

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p. 37

Early life and career

Gray grew up near Cowaramup and started playing hockey at the age of nine. She played in her first country week carnival in 1959. She represented her state between 1963 and 1978 with a few interruptions and was vice-captain in 1969 and captain in 1974-75 when Western Australia won the national title. Mavis played against

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in 1969 and went to

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as a reserve in the 1971 World Championships. In 1975 she captained Australia in

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and also went to the

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in 1976. Her international career spanned from 1969 to 1977. Gray was inducted into the

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in 1990.

References

1944 births Australian female field hockey players Sportspeople from Bunbury, Western Australia Living people Field hockey people from Western Australia 21st-century Australian women 20th-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub