Joy Irwin

Joy Irwin is a South African former cricketer who played as a batter.She appeared in three Test matches for South Africa in 1960 and 1961, all against England, scoring 40 runs in her six innings.[1][2] Irwin, a record-breaking opening batsman for Natal,[3] was selected to play for South Africa women against the touring English women in 1960–61.In the first tour match, playing for South African XI Women, Irwin scored 5 & 34 opening alongside Barbara Cairncross as the South African team forced a draw after following on.[4] This biographical article related to South African cricket is a stub.
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