 Her father was an active club cricketer, and encouraged his daughter to play at school.She became an opening batsman and wicketkeeper, and was coached for a period by Learie Constantine.She played in 10 Test matches for England from 1934 to 1949, including each of the first seven Tests played by women, from the first women's Test against Australia in Brisbane in December 1934 to the seventh against Australia at The Oval in July 1937, where she narrowly missed scoring a second century, being dismissed for 99.