{"id":62898,"date":"2021-12-09T07:11:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T07:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=62898"},"modified":"2021-12-09T07:11:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T07:11:36","slug":"worlds-oldest-test-cricketer-eileen-ash-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/worlds-oldest-test-cricketer-eileen-ash-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Oldest Test Cricketer, Eileen Ash passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Eileen Ash, <\/strong>the oldest-ever Test cricketer, has died at the age of 110<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ash, nee Whelan, made her Test debut for England against Australia\u00a0in 1937\u00a0and played seven Tests in total, taking 10 wickets at an average of 23.00 with her right-arm seam bowling before her retirement in 1949. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eileen Ash<\/strong>\u00a0was given the honour of ringing the\u00a0<strong>bell at Lord\u2019s in the Finals of the 2017 ICC Women\u2019s World Cup<\/strong>\u00a0where the host, England has crowned the champions after beating India in a thrilling Finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eileen Ash, the oldest-ever Test cricketer, has died at the age of 110.\u00a0 Ash, nee Whelan, made her Test debut for England against Australia\u00a0in 1937\u00a0and played seven Tests in total, taking 10 wickets at an average of 23.00 with her right-arm seam bowling before her retirement in 1949. 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