Eileen Ash, the oldest Test cricketer, has died at the age of 110. With the ECB dedicating a tribute to “a remarkable woman who lived an extraordinary life”.
Whelan made her debut in Test cricket in 1937 :-
Eileen Ash, née Whelan, debuted in Test cricket for England against Australia in 1937. And Played a total of seven Tests, taking 10 wickets at 23.00. With right-arm seam bowling before her retirement in 1949.
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In the middle of her international career. She was seconding to MI6 – the UK’s Secret Spy Service – at the time of World War II.
Ash was a celebrity in her last years. She rang the bell at Lord’s before England’s victory in the final of the 2017 Women’s World Cup against India. And two years later the MCC released a portrait of her on the same ground.
The President MCC said :-
Clare Connor, ECB’s Director of Arrangements for Women’s Cricket and President of the MCC, said: “Our game owes much to its promoters and Eileen Ash was one of them. I am deeply saddening to bid her farewell today.
“Heather [Knight, the England captain] and I went to meet Eileen Ash about six months before the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup – she was 105 at the time – and it was one of the most remarkable sensations.
Eileen taught Heather Yoga, we played snooker, we drank cups of tea and we went through newspapers and scrapbooks celebrating Ash’s time as a sportsman in the 1930s and 1940s.
She was Exposing to Unique Stories :–
“She introduced us to some unique stories, including how she came to a French restaurant in Sydney in 1949 to have his bat signed by Sir Donald Bradman. I know none of us to know that. Will never forget the day it was so special.
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“Our thoughts and requests are with Eileen’s family as they coming to terms with the loss of such a unique woman and the end of a wonderful life.”
