Ruth Westbrook, English cricket player and coach, Died at 85

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Ruth Emily Westbrook was born on July 12, 1930, and died in April 2016.

She was an English cricketer.

Ruth Westbrook played 11 Test matches for the England women’s cricket team between 1957/58 and 1963.

Ruth Westbrook married England Test cricketer Roger Prideaux and they are the only married couple to have both played Test cricket.

Westbrook coached and managed the England women’s team from 1988 to 1993 before emigrating to South Africa with her husband.

Ruth Westbrook passed away at 85 yrs old.