Helen Allan

Helen Edith Allan (née Miller; 4 November 1915 – 10 October 1972) was a New Zealand Test cricketer. She played for New Zealand as Helen Miller in 1935.[1]

Allan was born in East Taieri, near Dunedin, New Zealand, to orchardists Alexander and Edith Miller, and was educated at Otago Girls' High School.[2][3] She was a fast bowler, and played for the New Zealand women's cricket team against England in 1935. However, a knee injury ended her sporting career.[2]

Allan began studying geology at the University of Otago, but withdrew from her studies following her marriage to Eric Allan in 1939.[2] The couple moved to Hamilton in 1948, and Helen Allan later completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Waikato and University of Auckland. She went on to teach geography and French and became head of the French department at Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton.[2]

Allan died on 10 October 1972, five days after her husband, and was buried at East Taieri Cemetery.[4]

References
  1. "England and New Zealand test match, 1935". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. Macdonald, Charlotte (ed.) (1991). The Book of New Zealand Women. Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books. pp. 11–12. ISBN 0 908912 04 8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. "Sports Honours Board - History | Otago Girls' High School - Dunedin, New Zealand". www.otagogirls.school.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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