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After playing her last test against New Zealand, Whelan retired in 1949 to South Asia Cricket is well over 100 years old, but there is a rare cricket player in England, as old as the popular cricket culture in the subcontinent. Eileen Whelan, born in London, is now the oldest cricket player to date, and has played cricket before and after the Second World War. She would have made her debut in England in June 1937 against Australia in Northampton. She has also performed for the South of England, the Civil Service and Middlebad. The International Cricket Council (ICC) shared on Twitter a video showing Whelan doing yoga with the captain of the city. current English cricket women's team, Heather Knight. ad, "The oldest living cricket tester is 107 years old today! Eileen Ash debuted for England in June 1937 – the current skipper @ Heatherknight55 met her earlier this year for a yoga session! "
The oldest living test cricket player today has 107 years! ?
Eileen Ash debuted for England in June 1937 – current skipper @ Heatherknight55 caught up with her earlier this year for a yoga session! ?♀️ pic.twitter.com/6QEN5YMlcm
– ICC (@ICC) October 30, 2018
In 2017, at the Women's World Cup of the ICC in England, Whelan was present at the Lord & # 39; s Cricket Ground to sound the death knell for the last match of the tournament pitting England against India.
80 years after her debut, she rang the bell @HomeOfCricket at the beginning of the # WWC17 final!
Happy birthday, Eileen! pic.twitter.com/uPsX0JMrzX [19659000] 19659007] – CPI (@ICC) October 30, 2018
Whelan, also known as Eileen Ash, officially played seven games test, and ambaded only 38 points with the bat. However, the bat was not something for which she was known. In the seven tests she was part of, Whelan chose 10 wickets with a savings of 2.32.
Whelan played his last test against the New Zealand women's team in Auckland in March 1949.
