Marjorie Pollard
British field hockey player and writer
About Marjorie Pollard
Lived 1899 – 1982 (aged 82). Marjorie Pollard was a British field hockey player, writer and sports journalist.
Early life Marjorie Pollard was born in Rugby, Warwickshire. She was educated at Peterborough County Grammar School for Girls, and St Peter's College, Saltley.
Sports career Pollard played for Northamptonshire county hockey association. She played hockey nearly every year for England from 1921 to 1937, playing 37 times and winning 41 caps.
In October 1926, Pollard joined with several other women – all leading hockey players – help found the Women's Cricket Association.
In 1965, she was awarded an OBE.
Death and tribute In March 1982, suffering ill-health and the death of her long-term household companion May Morton, Pollard committed suicide with a shotgun.
In 2020, a blue plaque was unveiled in her memory on the site of her former school, the County Grammar School in Peterborough, by the local Civic Society.
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Who was Marjorie Pollard?
British field hockey player and writer (1899-1982)
When was Marjorie Pollard born?
Marjorie Pollard was born on 3 August 1899 in Rugby.
When did Marjorie Pollard die?
Marjorie Pollard died on 21 March 1982 in Bampton, Oxfordshire.
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Marjorie Pollard was a field hockey player, writer and sports journalist.
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Marjorie Pollard was British.
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