Helen Margaret Sharpe (23 February 1927 – 7 December 1996) was an English cricketer who played as a batter and occasional wicket-keeper. She made her Test debut against New Zealand in December 1957. She appeared in five Test matches for England between 1957 and 1961, and captained them on their tour of South Africa in 1960/61. She played domestic cricket for Yorkshire and Middlesex.[1][2]

Helen Sharpe
Personal information
Full name
Helen Margaret Sharpe
Born(1927-02-23)23 February 1927
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Died7 December 1996(1996-12-07) (aged 69)
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 49)27 December 1957 v New Zealand
Last Test13 January 1961 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947–1949Yorkshire
1951–1963Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition WTest WFC
Matches 5 19
Runs scored 296 497
Batting average 37.00 21.60
100s/50s 1/1 1/2
Top score 126 126
Balls bowled 54 63
Wickets 0 1
Bowling average 34.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/10
Catches/stumpings 1/1 21/12
Source: CricketArchive, 7 March 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Helen Sharpe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Helen Sharpe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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