Rosemary Adey

Rosemary Adey, who lived from 29 January 1933 to 1 October 2013, was an Australian softball player and sports administrator. She represented both Australia and South Australia, serving as vice-captain of the South Australian open women's team in 1955 and 1956, captain from 1957 to 1960 and coach from 1961 to 1963. She was picked as captain of a secondary Australian squad in 1953, debuted internationally in 1954 in a test series against New Zealand and was chosen for the Australian team to play South Africa in 1960, playing first base and batting with power. She later served Softball SA and Softball Australia as treasurer, vice president and president and retired from the International Softball Federation board in 2001 after 51 years of service, and Softball Australia named its Rookie of the Year medal in her honour.