Susan Joy Rattray (born 18 December 1953) is a New Zealand former
cricket
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er who played as an
all-rounder
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,
batting right-handed and
bowling
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right-arm
off break
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. She appeared in 9
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* Test cricket
* Indoor cricket, Test match (indoor cricket)
* Test match (rugby union)
* Test match (rugby league)
* Test match (associa ...
and 15
One Day Internationals
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for
New Zealand
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between 1975 and 1985. She also played 15 One Day Internationals for
International XI at the two
World Cups that they appeared at, in
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
and
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., Un ...
, and was the only player to appear for the side at both tournaments. She played domestic cricket for
Canterbury
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and
North Shore North Shore or Northshore may refer to:
Geographic features Australia
*North Shore (Sydney), a suburban region of Sydney
**Electoral district of North Shore
**North Shore railway line, Sydney
*Noosa North Shore, Queensland
* North Shore, New So ...
.
References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
Cricketers from Christchurch
New Zealand women cricketers
New Zealand women Test cricketers
New Zealand women One Day International cricketers
International XI women One Day International cricketers
Canterbury Magicians cricketers
North Shore women cricketers
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