Kathleen Doman

Kathleen May Doman, known as Rosie, lived from 1895 to 1988 and was an English hockey player who also represented England at lacrosse. Born in Westhoughton, Lancashire, she trained at the Bergman Osterberg Physical Training College and later worked as a games mistress at Roedean School. As a left back she gained a reputation as an impenetrable defender, captained the East of England team and was selected for the All England Women's Hockey Association national team in 1925. She captained England on its undefeated 1926 tour of South Africa and its 1928 tour of the United States. In 1926 she proposed the formation of a central association for women's cricket, which became the Women's Cricket Association, and she later worked for the Women's Land Army.