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Ruth Symons

All-rounder · New Zealand Women

Team
New Zealand Women
Role
All-rounder
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium

Ruth Symons is a cricketer who plays for New Zealand. She was born on 3 October 1913 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Ruth plays as an all-rounder, bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium.

International career

  • Test: debut on 16 February 1935 against England (cap 10).

Ruth has played 1 international format.

Career statistics

In 1 Test Ruth has scored 5 runs at an average of 5.00, with a highest score of 5. With the ball she has taken 2 wickets at 35.50, with best figures of 2/71. In the field: 1 catch.

In 3 first-class matches Ruth has scored 64 runs at an average of 12.80, with a highest score of 34. With the ball she has taken 6 wickets at 26.66, with best figures of 3/18. In the field: 8 catches.

Career statistics (as of 28 November 2021)
Competition Test first-class
Matches 1 3
Runs 5 64
Batting average 5.00 12.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 5 34
Balls bowled 120 210
Wickets 2 6
Bowling average 35.50 26.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/71 3/18
Catches/stumpings 1/– 8/–

Domestic and franchise teams

  • Canterbury (1938/39–1939/40)

Questions and answers

When was Ruth Symons born?

3 October 1913, in Christchurch, New Zealand.

What is Ruth Symons’s playing style?

Right-handed batter; bowls right-arm medium.

How many Test runs has Ruth Symons scored?

5 runs in 1 matches (as of 28 November 2021).

When did Ruth Symons make her Test debut?

16 February 1935 against England.

Sources: career details and statistics compiled from Ruth Symons on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); statistics as of 28 November 2021. The statistics on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.