Gillian McConway

Gillian McConway was a slow left arm orthodox bowler who played for England Women cricket team. The other teams she has played for are Wellington Women, Otago Women and East Anglia Women.

Gillian McConway played her first One day International on 12th January 1982 at Auckland (Eden Park No 2). This was a match between New Zealand Women and International XI Women. McConway was a member of International XI Women team. She bowled 9 overs during which 48 runs were scored but failed to take a wicket. She was assigned the No. 7 batting slot and she scored 3 runs. New Zealand Women won this match by 184 runs. McConway debuted in Test cricket from 6th to 8th July 1984 at Leeds against New Zealand Women. In the 1st innings, 32 runs were scored off the 22 overs she bowled, out of which 10 were maiden. She did not get a chance to bat in this innings. She, in the 2nd innings, bowled 25 overs, out of which 17 were maiden, conceded 28 runs and took 1 wicket. The result of this match was a draw.

Career Highlights

Gillian McConway appeared in 14 Test matches in which she took 40 wickets in the 3826 deliveries she bowled while conceding 1019 runs. Her bowling strike rate was 95.6, bowling average was 25.47 and economy rate was 1.59. In the 23 One day Internationals that she played, McConway gave away 590 runs in 1098 balls while making 15 dismissals. Her economy rate was 3.22, bowling average was 39.33 and bowling strike rate was 73.2.