Ruth Buckstein (born 28 July 1955 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former Australian Test and ODI cricketer.
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Full name | Ruth Buckstein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1955-07-28) 28 July 1955 (age 67) Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm slow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Only Test (cap 114) | 29 August 1987 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 51) | 23 January 1986 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 18 December 1988 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1982/83–1992/93 | New South Wales Breakers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 May 2014 |
Buckstein played softball for the Victorian state team before her first club cricket match appearance in 1973. At the time, Buckstein was an undergraduate student at Monash University.[1]
A right-handed batter, Buckstein played one Test and 16 ODIs, also scoring an ODI century.[2][3] Her final WODI appearance was in the final of the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup.[4]
Buckstein played as an opener.[5] As of 2014[update] Buckstein and Julien Wiener are the only Jewish Australians to have represented Australia in Test cricket.[6][relevant?]
Ruth Buckstein's One-Day International centuries[7] | |||||||
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# | Runs | Match | Opponents | City/Country | Venue | Year | |
1 | 100 | 10 | ![]() |
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Willetton Sports Club (No. 1 Oval) | 1988[8] | |
2 | 105* | 15 | ![]() |
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Carey Grammar School Oval No.2 | 1988[9] |
Australia squad – 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup – Champions (3rd title) | ||
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