Australia's oldest Test cricketer dies

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Australia's oldest Test cricketer has died aged 95.

Born successful Bathurst, Norma Johnston (nee Whiteman) played 7 Tests betwixt 1948 and 1951.

Cricket Australia main enforcement Nick Hockley said: "everyone crossed Australian cricket volition beryllium saddened to perceive of Norma's passing".

"As a pioneer, Norma not lone made a fantastic publication arsenic a player, but helped acceptable the level for the galore thousands of women and girls present playing the game," helium said.

Johnston was a middle-order batter and medium-pace bowler. She scored 151 runs successful her 7 Tests astatine 25.16, and took 22 wickets astatine a ridiculous mean of 17.26. To enactment that fig successful context, Shane Warne's Test mean was 25.41.

Australia's men's Test skipper Pat Cummins was 1 of those to wage tribute to the pioneer.

She was archetypal picked to play for New South Wales aft a beardown show successful the state's Country Week tournament.

Following her retirement, she returned to her autochthonal Bathurst, wherever she spent galore years moving successful and astir the section sporting community.

"On behalf of everyone successful Australian cricket, I would similar to connection my sincere condolences to Norma's household and friends astatine this bittersweet time," Hockley said.

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