Audrey Jackson

Audrey Wood (; born 1944) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-arm pace bowler. She appeared in two Test matches for South Africa in 1960 and 1961, both against England, and took South Africa's first ever Women's Test wicket. She played domestic cricket for Eastern Province, making her debut at age 12. She batted left-handed.

Early life and career Jackson grew up in Sydenham and, being the only girl on the street, played cricket there with the local boys. She was unaware of women's cricket until she saw a game in progress one afternoon in 1956. Later that year, she made her first appearance in provincial cricket. When she trapped Kathleen Smith lbw she became the first woman to take a Test wicket in South Africa. Jackson took 4/30 in the English innings, and then top-scored in the Eastern Province innings, scoring 39 before hitting her wicket. Jackson was able to travel with the English team to Cape Town to play in the fourth Test. She followed this up with her highest Test score of 24, partnering Yvonne van Mentz for 74 runs. In the second-innings, she took 1/13 in 6 overs, and finished her Test career with a bowling average of 29.50.