Faith Thomas AM (née Coulthard; 22 February 1933 – 15 April 2023), born Tinnipha,[1] was an Australian cricketer and hockey player.
[4][5] She would play cricket with other children at Colebrook, using stones as balls, and making bats from wood they found.
[9] After being introduced to cricket by a colleague at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Thomas made an immediate impact for her club side, taking a hat-trick in her second game.
[15][16] Thomas was selected in the squad to tour England and New Zealand after her test debut, but turned down the opportunity to focus on her nursing career.
[17] The WBBL plays an annual Faith Thomas match between the Adelaide Strikers and the Perth Scorchers to honour her achievements in both cricket and nursing.