England
\nEngland\u2019s Eileen Ash, the world\u2019s oldest test player described as a \u2018pioneer\u2019 of the sport, has died aged 110, the country\u2019s cricket board (ECB) has said.
\nRight-arm seamer Ash played seven tests for England after making her debut against Australia in 1937. She retired in 1949 but she also played golf until the age of 98 and even practiced yoga at the age of 105.
\nThe ECB described her as \u201ca remarkable woman who led an extraordinary life\u201d. Her portrait was unveiled at Lord\u2019s in 2019 and she had a life-long honorary membership with the Marylebone Cricket Club.
\n\u201cAsh \u2013 who was the oldest-ever test cricketer at the time of her death \u2013 was a natural high-achiever, on and off the pitch,\u201d the ECB statement here read.
\nDuring her England career, Ash was also seconded to MI6 – Britain\u2019s foreign intelligence service – during the Second World War
\n\u201cOur sport owes so much to its pioneers and Eileen was one of them. I am deeply sad to be saying goodbye to her today,\u201d Clare Connor, ECB managing director of women\u2019s cricket, said.
\n\u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with Eileen\u2019s family as they come to terms with losing such a wonderful woman and the end of an astonishing life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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