107-yr-old Eileen Whelan is now the oldest cricketer alive
Also known as Eileen Ash, Whelan officially represented England in seven Test matches and scored 38 runs with the bat
Former England women's cricketer, Eileen Whelan turned 107 on Wednesday is now the oldest cricketer alive. Whelan debuted in 1937 against Australia in Northampton. She played both and after the World War II and apart from England, she represented South of England, Civil Service and Middlesex.
To acknowledge Whelan’s remarkable feat, the International Cricket Council (ICC) shared a video of her doing yoga with England's current women's cricket team captain, Heather Knight. The tweet read, “The oldest living Test cricketer turns 107 today! Eileen Ash debuted for England in June 1937 - current skipper @Heatherknight55 caught up with her earlier this year for a spot of yoga!”
The oldest living Test cricketer turns 107 today! 🎂
— ICC (@ICC) October 30, 2018
Eileen Ash debuted for England in June 1937 - current skipper @Heatherknight55 caught up with her earlier this year for a spot of yoga! 🧘♀️ pic.twitter.com/6QEN5YMlcm
Also known as Eileen Ash, Whelan officially represented England in seven Test matches and scored 38 runs with the bat. She also picked up 10 wickets with an economy of 2.32. She played her last match against New Zealand women's team at Auckland in March 1949.
She was present at the Lord's Cricket Ground to ring the bell for the final match of the tournament between England and India in ICC Women’s World Cup 2017.
80 years after her debut, she rang the @HomeOfCricket bell for us at the start of the #WWC17 final!
— ICC (@ICC) October 30, 2018
Happy birthday Eileen! pic.twitter.com/uPsX0JMrzX
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