Mary Beatrice Duggan was an English cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She appeared in 17 Test matches for England between 1949 and 1963, and captained the side from 1957 onwards. Most of her domestic career was spent with Middlesex.
Posing for a coin toss photo in 1957
Women's Test cricket is the longest format of women's cricket and is the female equivalent to men's Test cricket. Matches comprise four-innings and are held over a maximum of four days between two of the leading cricketing nations. The rules governing the format differ little from those for the men's game, with differences generally being technicalities surrounding umpiring and field size.
The first women's Test match was played between England and Australia in 1934–35
England's Sarah Taylor (left) and Australia's Ellyse Perry (right) during the Women's Ashes Test match played in 2017–18
Betty Wilson was the first player (man or woman) to take 10 wickets and score a century in the same Test, including the first Women's Test hat-trick.