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Ruth Emily Prideaux (née Westbrook; 12 July 1930 – 7 April 2016) was an English former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper. She appeared in 11 Test matches for England between 1957 and 1963. She was also England's first full-time head coach, and was in the role from 1988 to 1993, retiring after the side won the 1993 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Yorkshire and Kent.[1][2][3]

Ruth Prideaux

Personal information
Full name	Ruth Emily Prideaux
Born	(1930-07-12)12 July 1930 Greenhithe, Kent, England
Died	7 April 2016(2016-04-07) (aged 85)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Roger Prideaux (husband)
International information
National side	England (1957–1963)
Test debut (cap 46)	29 November 1957 v New Zealand
Last Test	20 July 1963 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1953–1958	Yorkshire
1959–1964	Kent
Career statistics
Competition WTest WFC Matches 11 33 Runs scored 476 1,073 Batting average 31.73 29.80 100s/50s 0/3 0/6 Top score 87 88 Catches/stumpings 13/9 28/20
Source: CricketArchive, 7 March 2021

Personal life

Prideaux's husband, Roger, also played Test cricket for England. They were the first of only three married couples along with the Sri Lankans Guy de Alwis and Rasanjali Silva and the Australians Mitchell Starc and Alyssa Healy to have both played Test cricket.[4]

References

External links

• Ruth Westbrook at ESPNcricinfo
• Ruth Westbrook at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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