Anne Gordon

For other people named Ann Gordon, see Ann Gordon (disambiguation).

Dorothy Anne Gordon (born 24 December 1941) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a left-arm medium bowler. She appeared in nine Test matches and eight One Day Internationals for Australia between 1968 and 1977, including captaining the side in 1976. She played domestic cricket for Victoria, as well as playing one match for West.^[1][2]

Anne Gordon

Personal information
Full name	Dorothy Anne Gordon
Born	(1941-12-24) 24 December 1941 (age 83) Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia (1968–1977)
Test debut (cap 65)	27 December 1968 v England
Last Test	15 January 1977 v India
ODI debut (cap 3)	23 June 1973 v Young England
Last ODI	8 August 1976 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1967/68–1976/77	Victoria
1986	West
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA Matches 9 8 33 26 Runs scored 195 99 608 261 Batting average 19.50 19.80 20.26 17.40 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1 Top score 38* 50* 46 50* Balls bowled 1,808 304 4,499 1,090 Wickets 22 7 93 27 Bowling average 23.09 21.28 13.09 18.55 5 wickets in innings 2 0 8 0 10 wickets in match 1 0 2 0 Best bowling 5/57 3/25 7/30 4/21 Catches/stumpings 4/– 5/– 15/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 November 2023

She was the first fielder to take three catches in a Women's Cricket World Cup match.^[3]

Gordon lived and grew up in Moe, Gippsland, Victoria. After retiring from playing she became a selector for the Victoria Women's Cricket Association, Surrey and then England Selector and Chairwoman of England Selectors from 1992 to 1996.^{[citation needed]} She was awarded life membership of Cricket Victoria in 2018.^[4]