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Gwen Nagel
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.jpg) Nagel in April 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gwendolyn Anne Nagel |
| Born | 20 May 1946 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 17 October 2009 (aged 63) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1965/66–1968/69 | North Shore Women |
| FC debut | 27 December 1965 North Shore Women v Canterbury Women |
| Last FC | 30 December 1968 North Shore Women v Wellington Women |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 1 (1977–1977) |
| ODIs umpired | 3 (1982–1982) |
Source: CricketArchive, 12 January 2017 | |
Gwendolyn Anne Nagel QSO (née Townsend; 20 May 1946 – 17 October 2009) was New Zealand advocate for people with vision impairment, cricketer and international cricket umpire.[1] She umpired in one Women's Test Match and three Women's One Day Internationals.
Career
[edit]Nagel made her first-class debut in December 1965. She played 14 first-class matches for North Shore Women.[2] She was a right-handed batter and bowled left-arm medium fast.[1]
Nagel has a master's of education degree from Massey University.[3] Nagel spent over 25 years advocating and working for improved educational services for blind and vision-impaired children. She was a senior lecturer at the Auckland College of Education, where she was the coordinator of the Postgraduate Diploma in Education of Students with Vision Impairment. She spent many years as a vision research teacher, travelling to schools across the North Island to teach blind students. She also served as chief executive of the Vision Education Agency.[4] In the 2009 New Year Honours, Nagel was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to special education.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gwen Nagel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2017. (subscription required)
- ^ "Women's two innings matches placed by Gwen Nagel". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017.
- ^ Nagel, Gwen (1996). Stories to tell: families of children with vision impairment (Master's thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/7085.
- ^ "Gwen Nagel". Government House. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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