Betty Rebecca Wilson (21 November 1921 – 22 January 2010[1]) was considered one of the greatest woman cricketers of all time.

Born in Melbourne, Wilson grew up in the inner neighbourhood of Collingwood and learned the game by playing against a lamp post in her street.

This made her the first woman cricketer to score a century and to take a five wicket haul in an innings of a Women's Test match.

In 1985, Wilson became the first woman cricketer to be inducted into the Australian Sporting Hall of Fame.

[12] The Betty Wilson Young Player of the Year award was inaugurated at the 2017 Allan Border Medal Ceremony, to recognise a female cricketer who, prior to 5 December 2015, was aged under 25 and had played 10 or fewer matches.