Lorna Thomas

Lorna Thomas MBE (1 December 1917 – 17 September 2014) was an Australian cricket player and team manager from 1963 to 1978.

Thomas was first selected to play for the New South Wales women's cricket team in 1937. In the 1940s, she represented NSW against New Zealand and England.

After her playing career, Thomas managed the NSW and Australian women's cricket teams.

She was the manager of the Australian women's tour of New Zealand in 1960-1961, the Australian women's tour of England in 1963, the Australian women's tour of New Zealand in 1971-1972, the Australia Women's cricket team at the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup. and the Australian women's tour of England in 1976.

On September 17 2014, Thomas died at the age of 96.