Betty Norma Johnston was born on 28 December 1927. She was an Australian cricketer. Whiteman played seven Test matches for the Australia women’s national cricket team between 1948 and 1951.
Whiteman died in January 2023, at the age of 95. At the time of her death, she was Australia’s oldest living Test cricketer.
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Australia’s oldest Test cricketer and a trailblazer of the women’s game, Norma Whiteman, has passed away aged 86. A middle-order batter and medium-pace bowler, Whiteman (also known as Norma Johnston) represented Australia in seven Tests from 1948 to 1951. Until her passing, Whiteman was the oldest Australian Test cricketer alive. Australian Cricket is mourning the loss of Norma Johnston (nee Whiteman), who has passed away aged 95. Norma played seven Tests from 1948-51 and until her passing, was Australia’s oldest living Test cricketer.
“Australian Cricket is mourning the loss of Norma Johnston (nee Whiteman), who has passed away aged 95. Norma played seven Tests from 1948-51 and until her passing, was Australia’s oldest living Test cricketer. Our thoughts are with her family and friends,” Australia Cricket announced on Twitter.
Australian Cricket is mourning the loss of Norma Johnston (nee Whiteman), who has passed away aged 95.
Norma played seven Tests from 1948-51 and, until her passing, was Australia’s oldest living Test cricketer.
Our thoughts are with her family and friends. pic.twitter.com/owdJhhbnZu
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) January 9, 2023
At the time of writing, the cause of Norma’s death has not yet been disclosed by the grieving family.
