Ruth Buckstein (born 28 July 1955) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match and 16 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1986 and 1988. She played domestic cricket for Victoria.[1][2]
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| Full name | Ruth Buckstein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1955 Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978/79–1987/88 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life edit
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.[3]
Cricket career edit
A right-handed batter, Buckstein played one Test match and 16 WODIs, including scoring two WODI centuries.[4][5] Her final WODI appearance was in the final of the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup, which was won by Australia.[6]
Buckstein played as an opener.[7] As of 2014[update] Buckstein and Julien Wiener are the only Jewish Australians to have represented Australia in Test cricket.[8][relevant?]
One Day International centuries edit
| Ruth Buckstein's One-Day International centuries[9] | |||||||
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| # | Runs | Match | Opponents | City/Country | Venue | Year | |
| 1 | 100 | 10 |  Netherlands
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 Perth, Australia
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Willetton Sports Club (No. 1 Oval) | 1988[10] | |
| 2 | 105* | 15 | Netherlands
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Melbourne, Australia
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Carey Grammar School Oval No.2 | 1988[11] | |
References edit
- ^ "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Peg McMahon (8 October 1973). "Ruth starts off with a dashing 61". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ^ "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Statsguru: Women's One-Day Internationals, Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Smith, Heather (5 December 1988). "Australians hammer Irish in World Cup". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ John Harms (19 December 2004). "The opener". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "All-round records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com – R Buckstein". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs Neth Women 1st Match 1988/89 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs Neth Women 17th Match 1988/89 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
External links edit
- Ruth Buckstein at ESPNcricinfo
- Ruth Buckstein at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Ruth Buckstein at southernstars.org.au
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