Ruth Buckstein
Personal information
Full name
Ruth Buckstein
Born (1955-07-28) 28 July 1955
Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 114)29 August 1987 v England
ODI debut (cap 51)23 January 1986 v New Zealand
Last ODI18 December 1988 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978/79–1987/88Victoria
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 1 16 26 43
Runs scored 85 511 957 1,136
Batting average 42.50 42.58 34.17 31.55
100s/50s 0/1 2/1 1/6 2/4
Top score 83 105* 121* 105*
Balls bowled – – 42 –
Wickets – – 1 –
Bowling average – – 19.00 –
5 wickets in innings – – 0 –
10 wickets in match – – 0 –
Best bowling – – 1/2 –
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 9/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 January 2023

Ruth Buckstein (born 28 July 1955) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match and 16 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1986 and 1988. She played domestic cricket for Victoria.[1][2]

Early life

Buckstein played softball for the Victorian state team before her first club cricket match appearance in 1973. At the time, Buckstein was an undergraduate student at Monash University.[3]

Cricket career

A right-handed batter, Buckstein played one Test match and 16 WODIs, including scoring two WODI centuries.[4][5] Her final WODI appearance was in the final of the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup, which was won by Australia.[6]

Buckstein played as an opener.[7] As of 2014 Buckstein and Julien Wiener are the only Jewish Australians to have represented Australia in Test cricket.[8]

One Day International centuries

Ruth Buckstein's One-Day International centuries[9]
# Runs Match Opponents City/Country Venue Year
1 100 10  Netherlands Australia Perth, Australia Willetton Sports Club (No. 1 Oval) 1988[10]
2 105* 15  Netherlands Australia Melbourne, Australia Carey Grammar School Oval No.2 1988[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Peg McMahon (8 October 1973). "Ruth starts off with a dashing 61". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  5. ↑ "Player Profile: Ruth Buckstein". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Statsguru: Women's One-Day Internationals, Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Smith, Heather (5 December 1988). "Australians hammer Irish in World Cup". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  8. ↑ John Harms (19 December 2004). "The opener". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "All-round records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com – R Buckstein". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs Neth Women 1st Match 1988/89 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs Neth Women 17th Match 1988/89 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.


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