Rachael Heyhoe Flint dies age 77: A career in pictures
A women's sport trailblazer, Wolves club legend and champion of Wolverhampton - a lasting legacy to Rachael Heyhoe Flint's life and career.
She was born Wolverhampton on June 11, 1939, and educated at Wolverhampton Girls High School.
Her sporting prowess was showcased to generations of children as she taught PE within the city.
She became a trailblazer for women's cricket, captaining England during a career which spanned two decades.
The crowning glory of her playing career came as she led her country to victory in the 1973 World Cup.
The achievement led to recognition including a visit to congratulate the team by Princess Anne.
When her playing career came to an end, she was one of the first women admitted to the MCC, and in 2004 she became the first woman elected to the full committee.
Later she became a journalist and after dinner speaker.
Her work in public relations also led her to link with her beloved Wolves as she headed up the club's work in the community.
She first contacted former Wolves owner Sir Jack Hayward in 1970, when she asked him to sponsor the England ladies cricket team leading to a lasting friendship.
When Sir Jack took over at Molineux in 1990 she became involved in the club's public relations department.
From 1997 to 2003 she served as a club director later being made a Vice-President.
Having been awarded an MBE in 1972, and OBE in 2008, she was made a life peer in 2011 taking the title Baroness Heyhoe-Flint of Wolverhampton.
Other accolades included being President of the Lady Taverners in 2001 to 2011 and becoming a Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands.
She was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2010.
Civic honours were also to come her way when she was granted the Freedom of Wolverhampton in 2011.
