Anne Gordon

{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 1941)}}

{{other people|Ann Gordon}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}

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{{BLP sources|date=February 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Anne Gordon

| female = true

| image =

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| fullname = Dorothy Anne Gordon

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|12|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Australia

| nickname =

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Left-arm medium

| role = Bowler

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1968–1977

| country = Australia

| testdebutdate = 27 December

| testdebutyear = 1968

| testdebutagainst = England

| testcap = 65

| lasttestdate = 15 January

| lasttestyear = 1977

| lasttestagainst = India

| odidebutdate = 23 June

| odidebutyear = 1973

| odidebutagainst = Young England

| odicap = 3

| lastodidate = 8 August

| lastodiyear = 1976

| lastodiagainst = England

| club1 = Victoria

| year1 = {{nowrap|1967/68–1976/77}}

| club2 = West

| year2 = 1986

| columns = 4

| hidedeliveries =

| column1 = WTest

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 195

| bat avg1 = 19.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 38*

| deliveries1 = 1,808

| wickets1 = 22

| bowl avg1 = 23.09

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = 1

| best bowling1 = 5/57

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| column2 = WODI

| matches2 = 8

| runs2 = 99

| bat avg2 = 19.80

| 100s/50s2 = 0/1

| top score2 = 50*

| deliveries2 = 304

| wickets2 = 7

| bowl avg2 = 21.28

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/25

| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–

| column3 = WFC

| matches3 = 33

| runs3 = 608

| bat avg3 = 20.26

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 46

| deliveries3 = 4,499

| wickets3 = 93

| bowl avg3 = 13.09

| fivefor3 = 8

| tenfor3 = 2

| best bowling3 = 7/30

| catches/stumpings3 = 15/–

| column4 = WLA

| matches4 = 26

| runs4 = 261

| bat avg4 = 17.40

| 100s/50s4 = 0/1

| top score4 = 50*

| deliveries4 = 1,090

| wickets4 = 27

| bowl avg4 = 18.55

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 4/21

| catches/stumpings4 = 7/–

| date = 24 November 2023

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10948/10948.html CricketArchive

}}

Dorothy Anne Gordon (born 24 December 1941) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a left-arm medium bowler. She appeared in nine Test matches and eight One Day Internationals for Australia between 1968 and 1977, including captaining the side in 1976. She played domestic cricket for Victoria, as well as playing one match for West.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/anne-gordon-53513 |title=Player Profile: Anne Gordon |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 November 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10948/10948.html |title=Player Profile: Anne Gordon |work=CricketArchive |access-date=24 November 2023}}

She was the first fielder to take three catches in a Women's Cricket World Cup match.{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_innings.html?id=68;type=trophy|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Records {{!}} Women's World Cup {{!}} Most catches in an innings {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-07-25}}

Gordon lived and grew up in Moe, Gippsland, Victoria. After retiring from playing she became a selector for the Victoria Women's Cricket Association, Surrey and then England Selector and Chairwoman of England Selectors from 1992 to 1996.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}} She was awarded life membership of Cricket Victoria in 2018.{{cite web |date=5 March 2018|title=CV inducts four new Life Members |url=https://www.cricketvictoria.com.au/cv-inducts-four-new-life-members/ |website=Cricket Victoria |accessdate=30 July 2019}}