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Jill Need

Bowler · Australia Women

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

Jill Need is a cricketer who plays for Australia. She was born on 11 March 1944 in Adelaide, South Australia. Jill plays as a bowler, bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium.

International career

  • Test: debut on 27 December 1968 against England (cap 67); most recent Test on 10 January 1969 against England.

Jill has played 1 international format.

Career statistics

In 2 Tests Jill has scored 4 runs at an average of 4.00, with a highest score of 4. In the field: 0 catches.

In 33 first-class matches Jill has scored 884 runs at an average of 19.21, with a highest score of 71. Her tally includes 1 fifty. With the ball she has taken 55 wickets at 17.85, with best figures of 6/32 and 2 five-wicket hauls. In the field: 6 catches.

In 8 List A matches Jill has scored 125 runs at an average of 15.62, with a highest score of 31. With the ball she has taken 14 wickets at 18.28, with best figures of 4/23. In the field: 1 catch.

Career statistics (as of 17 November 2023)
Competition Test first-class List A
Matches 2 33 8
Runs 4 884 125
Batting average 4.00 19.21 15.62
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 4 71 31
Balls bowled 216 2,614 462
Wickets 0 55 14
Bowling average – 17.85 18.28
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling – 6/32 4/23
Catches/stumpings 0/– 6/– 1/–

Domestic and franchise teams

  • South Australia (1962/63–1979/80)
  • Yorkshire (1973–1975)

Questions and answers

When was Jill Need born?

11 March 1944, in Adelaide, South Australia.

What is Jill Need’s playing style?

Right-handed batter; bowls right-arm medium.

How many Test runs has Jill Need scored?

4 runs in 2 matches (as of 17 November 2023).

When did Jill Need make her Test debut?

27 December 1968 against England.

Sources: career details and statistics compiled from Jill Need on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); statistics as of 17 November 2023. The statistics on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.