Audrey Disbury
Audrey Delph Disbury was an English cricketer who played primarily as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 10 Test matches for England [women's cricket team|England] between 1957 and 1969, as well as playing in 6 Women's [One Day International|One Day Internationals], as captain, for International XI women's [cricket team|International XI] at the 1973 [Women's Cricket World Cup|1973 World Cup]. She played domestic cricket for West of England and Kent, and served in the Women's [Royal Naval Service].
Early life and naval career
Disbury was born in Bedford and educated at Bedford [High School, Bedfordshire|Bedford High School]. Her family owned a bakery but after training as a nurse at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford she joined the Women's Royal Naval Service. She served as an Air Mechanic with the Fleet Air Arm at Lee-on-Solent before being promoted to Petty Officer and transferring to Chatham Dockyard.Cricket career
Whilst at Chatham, Disbury first played for Kent Women cricket team, making a total of 22 appearances for the county side, eventually serving as captain. She played for a variety of other teams throughout a career which lasted from 1954 to 1976.She toured Australia, New Zealand and South Africa with England. She played 10 Test matches between 1957/58 and 1968/69 and was the first member of the WRNS to play for the national side. She also made six Women's [One Day International cricket|one-day] appearances for the International XI women's cricket team, captaining the team at the 1973 World Cup. She was a "hard hitting" opening batsman and bowled off-breaks. She later served as a Test match selector for England.