Lorna Pauline Thomas MBE[1] (1 December 1917 – 17 September 2014) was an Australian cricketer from the 1930s to the 1950s and Australian team manager from 1963 to 1978.
Lorna Thomas (née McCarthy) was first selected to play for the New South Wales women's cricket team in 1937.
[2] After her playing career, Thomas managed the NSW and Australian women's cricket teams.
[5] She received the MBE in 1978 for services to women's cricket.
[6] She worked as a nurse in the New South Wales prison system, looking after the welfare of the women in the holding cells at Sydney Central Police Station.