Faith Thomas

Faith Thomas, née Coulthard (born 22 January 1933) is an Australian former cricketer and hockey player. She was also a nurse in regional South Australia. ==Early life[ edit] == Thomas was born at the Nepabunna Aboriginal Mission in South Australia. Her mother, Ivy, was a traditional Adnyamathanha woman and her father German. Her mother took her to the Colebrook Children’s Home when she was a baby.[1] ==Cricket career[ edit] == After being introduced to cricket by a colleague at Royal Adelaide Hospital, she soon made the state women's team. In 1958 she was selected for the Australian national team. She played her only international match against England.