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Marjorie Pollard

Marjorie Anne Pollard was an English field hockey and cricket player, film maker and writer. She was the first woman to commentate on sport for the BBC.

Early life
Marjorie Pollard was born in Rugby, Warwickshire. She was educated at Peterborough County Grammar School for Girls, and St Peter's College, Saltley. == Sports career ==
Sports career
Pollard played for Northamptonshire county hockey association. She played hockey nearly every year for England from 1921 to 1937, playing 37 times and winning 41 caps. In October 1926, Pollard joined with several other women – all leading hockey players – help found the Women's Cricket Association. In 1965, she was awarded an OBE. == Death and tribute ==
Death and tribute
In March 1982, suffering ill-health and the death of her long-term household companion May Morton, Pollard committed suicide with a shotgun. In 2020, a blue plaque was unveiled in her memory on the site of her former school, the County Grammar School in Peterborough, by the local Civic Society. ==References==
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