Betty Archdale
British educationalist and cricketer
Died when: 92 years 143 days (1108 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Helen Elizabeth Archdale (21 August 1907 – 1 January 2000) was an English-Australian sportswoman and educationalist.She was the inaugural Test captain of the England women's cricket team in 1934.
A qualified barrister and Women's Royal Naval Service veteran, she moved to Australia in 1946 to become principal of The Women's College at the University of Sydney.
She later served as headmistress of Abbotsleigh, a private girls' school in Sydney, and was an inaugural member of the Australian Council for the Arts.
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