Mary Isabella "Peta" Taylor, married name Mary Jager, (11 July 1912 – 22 March 1989) was an English

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er who played as a right-arm

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bowler. She appeared in seven

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between 1934 and 1937, including the first ever women's Test match. She played domestic cricket for various composite XIs, as well as South Women.

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State Library of New South Wales: Sam Hood, 1872-1953 Mary 'Peta' Taylor from the English women's cricket team (photograph)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Peta 1912 births 1989 deaths People from Wimbledon, London Cricketers from the London Borough of Merton English women cricketers England women Test cricketers