Mabel Corby
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| Full name | Mabel Cecilia Corby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1913 Whanganui, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 October 1993 (aged 79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 4) | 16 February 1935 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1937/38 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mabel Cecilia Corby (25 October 1913 – 1 October 1993) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in one Test match for New Zealand, their first, in 1935. She played domestic cricket for Wellington.[1][2][3]
Born in Whanganui, Corby was the daughter of William Stewart Corby, who wrote for the Wanganui Herald newspaper for 40 years. She was educated at Gonville School, and became a primary school teacher specialising in physical education. As well as representing New Zealand in cricket, she was a field hockey player and trialled for the national team.[4] She died in October 1993, and was buried in Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mabel Corby". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "England and New Zealand test match, 1935". Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Player Profile: Mabel Corby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Johnston, Peter (1 June 2018). "Caught out". Whanganui Chronicle. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Corby, Mabel Cecilia". Whanganui District Council. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Mabel Corby at ESPNcricinfo
- Mabel Corby at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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