DUBAI: Former Australia women's captain Karen Rolton was inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame on Thursday by ICC Chief Executive David Richardson at a ceremony during the tea break on the opening day of the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Adelaide.
Rolton was presented with a personalised cap by Richardson as she became the 81st player to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and the sixth woman to receive the accolade. Also present at the occasion was Cricket Australia Chairman David Peever.
Rolton is first of the four legendary cricketers who will be formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame this season. The other three are Muttiah Muralidaran of Sri Lanka, Australia's Arthur Morris and England's George Lohmann.