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Valentine was born in 1907, in Blackheath, England.
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In the domestic circuit she played for Kent and Middlesex. Valentine also played Lacrosse. She had a brother named Bryan Valentine who played for England between 1933/34 and 1938/39 and was the captain of the Kent county cricket team
With a small build, she was good at Lacrosse.
At the domestic level, Valentine played for Kent and Middlesex. She also represented other minor teams such as Women"s Cricket Association, Cobham Ladies, London and District Women, The Cuckoos, Berkhamsted and District Women, South of England Women, Women"s Cricket Association Ramblers, Mission Doman"s Touring XI, Midlands Women and Rest of England Women.
She played three matches between 1930 and 1933 for the Women"s Cricket Association. In the first match against Michael Singleton"s XI, Valentine was the best bowler for her side, picking up 4 wickets for 20 runs.
In the second match against J Singleton"s XI, she scored 4 runs and remained not out when the team declared their innings.
Valentine was not given the chance to bowl and the match ended in a draw. She played her last match for the Women"s Cricket Association a year later, conceding 20 runs without taking any wickets. Valentine represented England in the first women"s Test match that was played against Australia in December 1934, but did not make any appearance in international cricket thereafter.
Batting at number 11 she was bowled by Anne Palmer, the Australian off-spinner, for a duck in England"s first innings.
Valentine did not bowl in the first innings. However, she was given an opportunity to bowl in the second innings.
Valentine bowled just five overs while claiming her first international wicket when she bowled out Kath Smith. In the innings she conceded nine runs in Australia"s second innings.
The match was Valentine"s only international appearance.
