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'''Gillian Elizabeth McConway''' (born May 8, 1950) played 14 [[test cricket|test matches]] for the [[England women's cricket team]] between 1984 and 1987.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/53814.html Gillian McConway at Cricinfo]</ref>
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| name = Gillian McConway
| female = true
| image =
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| fullname = Gillian Elizabeth McConway
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|05|08|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Wanganui]], New Zealand
| nickname =
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| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = [[Left arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]]
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
| family =

| country = International XI
| country2 = England
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1982
| internationalspan2 = 1984–1987

| odidebutfor = International XI
| odidebutdate = 12 January
| odidebutyear = 1982
| odidebutagainst = New Zealand
| odicap = 21
| odicap2 = 35
| lastodifor = England
| lastodidate = 25 July
| lastodiyear = 1987
| lastodiagainst = Australia

| testdebutfor = England
| testdebutdate = 6 July
| testdebutyear = 1984
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand
| lasttestfor = England
| lasttestdate = 29 August
| lasttestyear = 1987
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| testcap2 = 91

| club1 = [[Wellington women's cricket team|Wellington]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1969/70–1971/72}}
| club2 = [[Otago women's cricket team|Otago]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|1972/73–1973/74}}
| club3 = [[Surrey Women cricket team|Surrey]]
| year3 = 1975–1981
| club4 = [[East Anglia Women cricket team|East Anglia]]
| year4 = 1982–1989

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]]
| matches1 = 14
| runs1 = 106
| bat avg1 = 9.63
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 28*
| deliveries1 = 3,826
| wickets1 = 40
| bowl avg1 = 25.47
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 7/34
| catches/stumpings1 = 8/–
| column2 = [[Women's One Day International cricket|WODI]]
| matches2 = 23
| runs2 = 65
| bat avg2 = 5.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 11*
| deliveries2 = 1,098
| wickets2 = 15
| bowl avg2 = 39.33
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/12
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|WFC]]
| matches3 = 33
| runs3 = 280
| bat avg3 = 8.48
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 28*
| deliveries3 = 5,388
| wickets3 = 83
| bowl avg3 = 20.48
| fivefor3 = 3
| tenfor3 = 1
| best bowling3 = 7/34
| catches/stumpings3 = 20/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|WLA]]
| matches4 = 44
| runs4 = 171
| bat avg4 = 7.12
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 36*
| deliveries4 = 2,114
| wickets4 = 50
| bowl avg4 = 19.10
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 6/4
| catches/stumpings4 = 10/–
| date = 26 February 2021
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17054/17054.html CricketArchive
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'''Gillian Elizabeth McConway''' (born 8 May 1950) is a former [[cricket]]er who played as a [[Left-arm orthodox spin|slow left-arm orthodox]] [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]]. Born in New Zealand but settled in England, she appeared in 14 [[Women's Test cricket|Test matches]] and 11 [[Women's One Day International|One Day Internationals]] for [[England women's cricket team|England]] between 1984 and 1987. She also played 12 matches for [[International XI women's cricket team|International XI]] at the [[1982 Women's Cricket World Cup|1982 World Cup]]. She played domestic cricket for [[Wellington Blaze|Wellington]] and [[Otago Sparks|Otago]] in New Zealand, and for [[Surrey Women cricket team|Surrey]] and [[East Anglia Women cricket team|East Anglia]] in England.

==Early life==
McConway was born in [[Wanganui]], New Zealand.<ref name="ca profile">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17054/17054.html|title=Player Profile: Gill McConway|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=26 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="espn profile">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/53814.html|title=Player Profile: Gillian McConway|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=26 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/><ref name="lm">{{cite web|url=https://apps.lords.org/lords/tours-and-museum/museum/searchthecollections/artefactdetails/Museum/6630?page=2|title=Lord's Museum/Gill McConway|publisher=Lord's|accessdate=26 February 2021}}</ref> As a "tiny tot", she would watch her father, John, playing cricket in their family's backyard with other children from the neighbourhood. She would also run out, still in nappies, to have a bat.<ref name="tom 2022-04-24">{{cite news |last1=Hodge |first1=Kayla |title=From Oamaru to Lord's and back |url=https://www.oamarumail.co.nz/community/from-oamaru-to-lords-and-back/ |access-date=24 April 2022 |work=[[The Oamaru Mail]] |date=22 April 2022 |language=en-NZ |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605075318/http://www.oamarumail.co.nz/community/from-oamaru-to-lords-and-back/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

When McConway was seven years old, the family moved to [[Oamaru]], and her father joined Union Cricket Club. Through him, she learned much about cricket. On one memorable occasion, when the club hosted a game against player's partners, she stood in for her mother. Despite having to wear [[batting pads]] that were far too big for her, she scored more than 100 runs against a team including some of [[North Otago cricket team|North Otago]]'s greats.<ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/>

At 15, McConway moved to Wellington, where she played secondary school and [[Wellington women's cricket team|senior representative cricket]] as a left arm spin bowler and right-handed batter. At 21, she relocated to Dunedin for work. There, a colleague introduced her to Bill Boock, who helped train her and his son, [[Stephen Boock|Stephen]], a future [[New Zealand national cricket team|Black Cap]]. McConway later credited Bill Boock for the "final shaping of my cricket".<ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/> They played in a churchyard on a Sunday, and there he taught her "... to groove my action, and line and length."<ref name="cw 1988">{{cite magazine |date=1988 |title=Profile: The Connoisseur's Delight - A Chat with England Leg-Spinner Gill McConway |url=https://www.worldcricketcentre.com/womens-cricket/women-cricketers/gill-mc/ |magazine=Cricket World |location= |publisher= |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
In New Zealand, McConway played domestic cricket for [[Wellington Blaze|Wellington]] and later [[Otago Sparks|Otago]].<ref name="ca profile"/><ref name="espn profile"/><ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/> In February 1973, she moved to England.<ref name="cw 1988"/> She was immediately selected for [[Surrey Women cricket team|Surrey]], where she played the "equivalent of three seasons of cricket in one".<ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/> Later, she played for [[East Anglia Women cricket team|East Anglia]].<ref name="ca profile"/><ref name="espn profile"/><ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/>

In 1988, playing for East Anglia in the [[Women's Area Championship]] against [[Yorkshire Women cricket team|Yorkshire]] at Cambridge, McConway bowled what she described that year as "the finest 11 overs I have bowled. Of 66 deliveries all but one went exactly where I intended it, and all were against batsmen of Test quality."<ref name="cw 1988"/> She also took one wicket for eight runs in those 11 overs.<ref name="cw 1988"/> In her final county match, for East Anglia the following year, she bowled 11 overs and took one wicket for one run.<ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/>

==International career==
In 1982, McConway played 12 ODI matches for [[International XI women's cricket team|International XI]] at the [[1982 Women's Cricket World Cup|1982 World Cup]].<ref name="ca profile"/><ref name="espn profile"/> By 1984, she was qualified to play for England through her grandparents, and because she had lived in England for at least seven years.<ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/> Her Test debut for England that year was against [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|the country of her birth]].<ref name="lm"/> She appeared for England in 14 [[Women's Test cricket|Test matches]] and 11 ODIs between 1984 and 1987.<ref name="ca profile"/><ref name="espn profile"/>

In an ODI against [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] at [[St Lawrence Ground|Canterbury]] in 1987, McConway played the unusual role for a spinner of opening the bowling, in what turned out to be England's only win that year against the touring team. However, she was not selected for [[1988 Women's Cricket World Cup|the following year's World Cup]] in Australia.<ref name="cw 1988"/>

In Tests, McConway took 40 wickets at an average of 25.47.<ref name="lm"/> One of her most memorable performances was in the [[English women's cricket team in Australia in 1984–85#2nd Test|second Test]] against [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] at [[Adelaide Oval|Adelaide]] in December 1984. In an England victory by just five runs, she finished with seven wickets for the match.<ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs AUS Women 2nd Test 1984/85 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-women-tour-of-australia-1984-85-61568/australia-women-vs-england-women-2nd-test-67473/full-scorecard |access-date=24 April 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In July 1986, she achieved her best Test bowling figures, of 42-27-34-7, in the first innings of the [[Indian women's cricket team in England in 1986#Third Women's Test|third Test]] against [[India women's national cricket team|India]] at [[New Road, Worcester|Worcester]].<ref name="lm"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs IND Women 3rd Test 1986 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-women-tour-of-england-1986-61972/england-women-vs-india-women-3rd-test-67482/full-scorecard |access-date=24 April 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In 2019, she was belatedly presented with a cap as England's 91st Test cricketer and 35th ODI player.<ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/>

==Administration career==
In the 1980s, McConway was manager of a leisure centre in [[Borehamwood|Boreham Wood]], [[Hertfordshire]].<ref name="cw 1988"/> In the 1990s, she was an England team selector.<ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/>

Between 2000 and 2007, McConway served as the executive director of the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]]. In 2005, she was a member of the first [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) women's development committee, following the ICC's merger that year with the [[International Women's Cricket Council]].<ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/>

==Personal life==
In England, McConway enjoyed gardening, "... and home decorating my Olde Worlde Cottage, something that you can't find in New Zealand."<ref name="cw 1988"/> In 2007, she moved back to New Zealand, where she settled in [[Ōtaki, New Zealand|Ōtaki]]. She took up golf, always attends Wellington cricket matches, and visits Oamaru at least once a year.<ref name="tom 2022-04-24"/>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:17, 23 April 2024

Gillian McConway
Personal information
Full name
Gillian Elizabeth McConway
Born (1950-05-08) 8 May 1950 (age 74)
Wanganui, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National sides
Test debut (cap 91)6 July 1984 
England v New Zealand
Last Test29 August 1987 
England v Australia
ODI debut (cap 21/35)12 January 1982 
International XI v New Zealand
Last ODI25 July 1987 
England v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969/70–1971/72Wellington
1972/73–1973/74Otago
1975–1981Surrey
1982–1989East Anglia
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 14 23 33 44
Runs scored 106 65 280 171
Batting average 9.63 5.00 8.48 7.12
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 28* 11* 28* 36*
Balls bowled 3,826 1,098 5,388 2,114
Wickets 40 15 83 50
Bowling average 25.47 39.33 20.48 19.10
5 wickets in innings 2 0 3 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 7/34 3/12 7/34 6/4
Catches/stumpings 8/– 4/– 20/– 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 February 2021

Gillian Elizabeth McConway (born 8 May 1950) is a former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. Born in New Zealand but settled in England, she appeared in 14 Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals for England between 1984 and 1987. She also played 12 matches for International XI at the 1982 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Wellington and Otago in New Zealand, and for Surrey and East Anglia in England.

Early life

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McConway was born in Wanganui, New Zealand.[1][2][3][4] As a "tiny tot", she would watch her father, John, playing cricket in their family's backyard with other children from the neighbourhood. She would also run out, still in nappies, to have a bat.[3]

When McConway was seven years old, the family moved to Oamaru, and her father joined Union Cricket Club. Through him, she learned much about cricket. On one memorable occasion, when the club hosted a game against player's partners, she stood in for her mother. Despite having to wear batting pads that were far too big for her, she scored more than 100 runs against a team including some of North Otago's greats.[3]

At 15, McConway moved to Wellington, where she played secondary school and senior representative cricket as a left arm spin bowler and right-handed batter. At 21, she relocated to Dunedin for work. There, a colleague introduced her to Bill Boock, who helped train her and his son, Stephen, a future Black Cap. McConway later credited Bill Boock for the "final shaping of my cricket".[3] They played in a churchyard on a Sunday, and there he taught her "... to groove my action, and line and length."[5]

Domestic career

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In New Zealand, McConway played domestic cricket for Wellington and later Otago.[1][2][3] In February 1973, she moved to England.[5] She was immediately selected for Surrey, where she played the "equivalent of three seasons of cricket in one".[3] Later, she played for East Anglia.[1][2][3]

In 1988, playing for East Anglia in the Women's Area Championship against Yorkshire at Cambridge, McConway bowled what she described that year as "the finest 11 overs I have bowled. Of 66 deliveries all but one went exactly where I intended it, and all were against batsmen of Test quality."[5] She also took one wicket for eight runs in those 11 overs.[5] In her final county match, for East Anglia the following year, she bowled 11 overs and took one wicket for one run.[3]

International career

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In 1982, McConway played 12 ODI matches for International XI at the 1982 World Cup.[1][2] By 1984, she was qualified to play for England through her grandparents, and because she had lived in England for at least seven years.[3] Her Test debut for England that year was against the country of her birth.[4] She appeared for England in 14 Test matches and 11 ODIs between 1984 and 1987.[1][2]

In an ODI against Australia at Canterbury in 1987, McConway played the unusual role for a spinner of opening the bowling, in what turned out to be England's only win that year against the touring team. However, she was not selected for the following year's World Cup in Australia.[5]

In Tests, McConway took 40 wickets at an average of 25.47.[4] One of her most memorable performances was in the second Test against Australia at Adelaide in December 1984. In an England victory by just five runs, she finished with seven wickets for the match.[3][6] In July 1986, she achieved her best Test bowling figures, of 42-27-34-7, in the first innings of the third Test against India at Worcester.[4][7]

In 2019, she was belatedly presented with a cap as England's 91st Test cricketer and 35th ODI player.[3]

Administration career

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In the 1980s, McConway was manager of a leisure centre in Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire.[5] In the 1990s, she was an England team selector.[3]

Between 2000 and 2007, McConway served as the executive director of the England and Wales Cricket Board. In 2005, she was a member of the first International Cricket Council (ICC) women's development committee, following the ICC's merger that year with the International Women's Cricket Council.[3]

Personal life

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In England, McConway enjoyed gardening, "... and home decorating my Olde Worlde Cottage, something that you can't find in New Zealand."[5] In 2007, she moved back to New Zealand, where she settled in Ōtaki. She took up golf, always attends Wellington cricket matches, and visits Oamaru at least once a year.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Player Profile: Gill McConway". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Player Profile: Gillian McConway". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hodge, Kayla (22 April 2022). "From Oamaru to Lord's and back". The Oamaru Mail. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Lord's Museum/Gill McConway". Lord's. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Profile: The Connoisseur's Delight - A Chat with England Leg-Spinner Gill McConway". Cricket World. 1988. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs AUS Women 2nd Test 1984/85 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs IND Women 3rd Test 1986 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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