Ruth Buckstein
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| Full name | Ruth Buckstein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1955 Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm slow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 114) | 29 August 1987 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 51) | 23 January 1986 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 December 1988 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982/83–1992/93 | New South Wales Breakers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ruth Buckstein (born 28 July 1955 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former Australian Test and ODI cricketer.
Early life[edit]
Buckstein played softball for the Victorian state team before her first club cricket match appearance in 1973. At the time, Buckstein was an undergraduate student at Monash University.[1]
Cricket career[edit]
A right-handed batter, Buckstein played one Test and 16 ODIs, also scoring an ODI century.[2][3] Her final WODI appearance was in the final of the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup.[4]
Buckstein played as an opener.[5] As of 2014[update] Buckstein and Julien Wiener are the only Jewish Australians to have represented Australia in Test cricket.[6][relevance questioned]
One Day International centuries[edit]
| Ruth Buckstein's One-Day International centuries[7] | |||||||
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| # | Runs | Match | Opponents | City/Country | Venue | Year | |
| 1 | 100 | 10 |  Netherlands
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 Perth, Australia
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Willetton Sports Club (No. 1 Oval) | 1988[8] | |
| 2 | 105* | 15 | Netherlands
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Melbourne, Australia
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Carey Grammar School Oval No.2 | 1988[9] | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Peg McMahon (8 October 1973). "Ruth starts off with a dashing 61". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ^ "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Statsguru: Women's One-Day Internationals, Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Smith, Heather (5 December 1988). "Australians hammer Irish in World Cup". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ John Harms (19 December 2004). "The opener". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "All-round records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com – R Buckstein". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs Neth Women 1st Match 1988/89 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs Neth Women 17th Match 1988/89 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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