Farewell, Faith Thomas
The Final Word Cricket Podcast
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The Legend of Faith Thomas
The number is 600. It relates to a perhaps apocryphal set of figures at a lower level before briefly making it to the big time. You won't find this number in the official stats because it didn't occur in a first-class game and you won't find it recorded anywhere. The story goes that through that period of time she was the fastest bowler in South Australia, gets drafted into the test team from Elben in 1958. So I've got to be looking for a bowl up. And Faith Thomas jumps out, played as Faith Kultard. She is the first in a club of Indigenous players to play for Australia. That club later expands to include Jason Gillespie and
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