Ruth Symons

Ruth Evelyn Martin (née Symons; 3 October 1913 – 11 September 2004) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She played one Test match for New Zealand, their first, in 1935. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury.^[1]

Ruth Symons

Ruth Symons in 1935
Personal information
Full name	Ruth Evelyn Symons
Born	(1913-10-03)3 October 1913 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	11 September 2004(2004-09-11) (aged 90) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	New Zealand (1935)
Only Test (cap 10)	16 February 1935 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1938/39–1939/40	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition WTest WFC Matches 1 3 Runs scored 5 64 Batting average 5.00 12.80 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 5 34 Balls bowled 120 210 Wickets 2 6 Bowling average 35.50 26.66 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/71 3/18 Catches/stumpings 1/– 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 November 2021

Symons captained Canterbury, and she was selected to captain New Zealand in their first women's Test match, against England in Christchurch in February 1935, which England won.^[2][3][4] In Canterbury's victory over Otago in March 1937 she took 6 for 6 and 3 for 23.^[5]

She married Lester Martin at St Mark's Church, near her home in Opawa, Christchurch, in April 1935.^[6] She died in Christchurch in 2004.^[3]