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{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 1947)}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Patsy May
|              female = true
|               image = Patsy in action.jpg
|             caption = May bowling in 1971
|            fullname = Patricia May
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|8|22|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [[Camberwell, Victoria|Camberwell]], [[Melbourne]], Australia
|            nickname = 
|            heightft = 
|          heightinch = 
|             heightm = 
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|                role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

|       international = true
|   internationalspan = 1968–1976
|             country = Australia

|       testdebutdate = 27 December
|       testdebutyear = 1968
|    testdebutagainst = England
|             testcap = 66
|        lasttestdate = 19 June
|        lasttestyear = 1976
|     lasttestagainst = England

|        odidebutdate = 23 June
|        odidebutyear = 1973
|     odidebutagainst = Young England
|              odicap = 7
|         lastodidate = 8 August
|         lastodiyear = 1976
|      lastodiagainst = England

|               club1 = [[New South Wales Breakers|New South Wales]]
|               year1 = {{nowrap|1966/67–1975/76}}

|             columns = 4

|             column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]]
|            matches1 = 7
|               runs1 = 38
|            bat avg1 = 19.00
|           100s/50s1 = 0/0
|          top score1 = 17
|         deliveries1 = 996
|            wickets1 = 6
|           bowl avg1 = 53.16
|            fivefor1 = 0
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 2/33
|  catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

|             column2 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]]
|            matches2 = 9
|               runs2 = 16
|            bat avg2 = 8.00
|           100s/50s2 = 0/0
|          top score2 = 6[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries2 = 409
|            wickets2 = 7
|           bowl avg2 = 23.71
|            fivefor2 = 0
|             tenfor2 = 0
|       best bowling2 = 2/3
|  catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

|             column3 = [[First-class cricket|WFC]]
|            matches3 = 35
|               runs3 = 202
|            bat avg3 = 13.46
|           100s/50s3 = 0/1
|          top score3 = 56[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries3 = 4,995
|            wickets3 = 85
|           bowl avg3 = 13.84
|            fivefor3 = 2
|             tenfor3 = 0
|       best bowling3 = 5/12
|  catches/stumpings3 = 14/–

|             column4 = [[List A cricket|WLA]]
|            matches4 = 19
|               runs4 = 45
|            bat avg4 = 7.50
|           100s/50s4 = 0/0
|          top score4 = 10[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries4 = 867
|            wickets4 = 16
|           bowl avg4 = 16.31
|            fivefor4 = 0
|             tenfor4 = 0
|       best bowling4 = 2/3
|  catches/stumpings4 = 1/–

|                date = 22 November 2023
|              source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10993/10993.html CricketArchive
}}
'''Patricia May''' (born 22 August 1947, married name '''Patricia Fayne''') is an Australian former [[cricket]]er who played as a right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]]. She appeared in seven [[Women's Test cricket|Test matches]] and nine [[Women's One Day International|One Day Internationals]] for [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] between 1968 and 1976. She played domestic cricket for [[New South Wales Breakers|New South Wales]].<ref name="Cricinfo">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/patsy-may-53538 |title=Player Profile: Patsy May |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="CricketArchive">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10993/10993.html |title=Player Profile: Patsy May |work=CricketArchive |access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref>  
[[File:Michael and Patsy Fayne.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Patsy May and her husband Michael in 2006]]
[[File:Patsy Fayne and Ann Mitchell 1975.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Patsy May (left) with Ann Mitchell in 1975]]

May was educated at Lindfield East Public School (1952–1959) and Wenona, North Sydney (1960–1964). She studied for a Bachelor of Education at The University of Sydney (1965–1968) where she was awarded a double Blue in Cricket and Softball.

May spent her working life with the NSW Department of Education teaching in the western suburbs of Sydney and retired as Deputy Principal of Dapto High School in 2000. She married Michael James Fayne in 1991, settling in Gerroa on the South Coast of NSW.

Her cricket story began in the back yard with brother David and continued with an annual game, Day Girls v Boarders, at Wenona. Her competitive cricket career began at Sydney University alongside Ann Mitchell (1965–1968) then with Graduates (1969–1985) She played for NSW Juniors (1965–1968), NSW Seniors (1966–1975) and the Australian Women's Cricket team (1968–1976). The highlight of her cricketing career was being the first Australian woman to take a wicket at Lord's.

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cricinfo|id=53538}}
* {{cricketarchive|id=10993}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150316064932/http://www.southernstars.org.au/may.html Patricia May] at [[southernstars.org.au]]

{{Australia Squad 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Melbourne]]
[[Category:Australia women Test cricketers]]
[[Category:Australia women One Day International cricketers]]
[[Category:New South Wales Breakers cricketers]]
[[Category:20th-century Australian sportswomen]]


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