Mary Allitt

Mary Loy OAM was an Australian cricketer who captained the Australia [national women's cricket team|national women's team] on three occasions in 1963. She played 11 Tests, having made her debut against England women's [cricket team|England] in 1951, making a top score of 76. Her last Test was also against England. She also played for New [South Wales Breakers|New South Wales].
On 23 August 2000, Allitt was awarded the Australian Sports Medal and on 1 January 2001, she was awarded the Centenary Medal for her contribution to cricket. Under her married name of Mary Loy she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in June 2007 in recognition of her lifelong commitment to the game. Allitt died in December 2013, and was described as a "trailblazer" and "pioneer of women's cricket" in a Cricket Australia obituary.