What is Lorna Thomas?
'''Lorna Thomas''' {{Small|[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]}} (1 December 1917 &ndash; 17 September 2014) was an [[Australians|Australian]] female [[cricket]] player and team coach. She played from 1936 until 1949. She also coached from 1963 until 1978. She played for Australia against [[England]], [[New Zealand]] and many other countries. She later coached Australia with success. Thomas was born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]. She was made a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] in the 1970s. Thomas died from [[natural causes]] on 17 September 2014 in Sydney, aged 97.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/781691.html?CMP=chrome|title=Lorna Thomas dies aged 96|publisher=[[ESPN]]cricinfo|date=17 September 2014|accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/society_art/cricket/women/scrapbook_1/index.html Lorna Thomas scrapbook (1936&ndash;1949)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623225249/http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/society_art/cricket/women/scrapbook_1/index.html |date=2014-06-23 }} at the [[State Library of New South Wales]] * [http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/781621.html Lorna Thomas] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ ESPNcricinfo] {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Lorna}} [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Australian cricketers]] [[Category:Cricket coaches]] [[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Cricketers from Sydney]] {{Bio-stub}}