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Jill Kennare

Batter · Australia Women

Team
Australia Women
Role
Batter
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium

Jill Kennare is a cricketer who plays for Australia. She was born on 16 August 1956 in Glenelg, South Australia. Jill plays as a batter, bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium.

International career

  • Test: debut on 12 January 1979 against New Zealand (cap 91); most recent Test on 25 January 1985 against England.
  • ODI: debut on 10 January 1982 against India (cap 28); most recent ODI on 21 January 1987 against New Zealand.

Jill has played 2 international formats.

Career statistics

In 12 Tests Jill has scored 702 runs at an average of 36.94, with a highest score of 131. Her tally includes 3 hundreds and 2 fifties. With the ball she has taken 1 wicket at 23.00, with best figures of 1/0. In the field: 2 catches.

In 19 ODIs Jill has scored 789 runs at an average of 46.41, with a highest score of 122. Her tally includes 2 hundreds and 3 fifties. In the field: 2 catches.

In 38 first-class matches Jill has scored 1,889 runs at an average of 42.93, with a highest score of 131. Her tally includes 5 hundreds and 9 fifties. With the ball she has taken 4 wickets at 17.75, with best figures of 3/20. In the field: 20 catches.

In 30 List A matches Jill has scored 1,049 runs at an average of 38.85, with a highest score of 122. Her tally includes 2 hundreds and 5 fifties. With the ball she has taken 4 wickets at 25.50, with best figures of 2/23. In the field: 6 catches.

Career statistics (as of 8 February 2023)
Competition Test ODI first-class List A
Matches 12 19 38 30
Runs 702 789 1,889 1,049
Batting average 36.94 46.41 42.93 38.85
100s/50s 3/2 2/3 5/9 2/5
Top score 131 122 131 122
Balls bowled 102 – 204 313
Wickets 1 – 4 4
Bowling average 23.00 – 17.75 25.50
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0
Best bowling 1/0 – 3/20 2/23
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/– 20/– 6/–

Domestic and franchise teams

  • South Australia (1977/78–1986/87)

Questions and answers

When was Jill Kennare born?

16 August 1956, in Glenelg, South Australia.

What is Jill Kennare’s playing style?

Right-handed batter; bowls right-arm medium.

How many Test runs has Jill Kennare scored?

702 runs in 12 matches (as of 8 February 2023).

How many ODI runs has Jill Kennare scored?

789 runs in 19 matches (as of 8 February 2023).

When did Jill Kennare make her Test debut?

12 January 1979 against New Zealand.

Sources: career details and statistics compiled from Jill Kennare on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); statistics as of 8 February 2023. The statistics on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.