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| Full name | Jillian Need | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1944-03-11)11 March 1944 Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 March 1997(1997-03-08) (aged 52) Hawthorn, Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 67) | 27 December 1968 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 10 January 1969 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1962/63–1979/80 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 17 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jillian Need (11 March 1944 – 8 March 1997) was an Australian cricketer, cricket coach and associate professor of gynaecology and obstetrics. In cricket, she played primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in two Test matches for Australia in 1968 and 1969. She played domestic cricket for South Australia and Yorkshire.
In the 1979–80 season, Need coached South Australia to their first Australian Women's Cricket Championships title since 1951–52.
The Jill Need Breast Cancer Clinic was named in her honour by the Flinders Medical Centre in Bedford Park, South Australia, after her death.
References
- "Player Profile: Jillian Need". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- "Player Profile: Jill Need". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Obituary 1996/97" (PDF). WCA Annual Report. Women's Cricket Australia: 6–7. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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