Jill Need

Jill Need
Personal information
Full name
Jillian Need
Born(1944-03-11)11 March 1944
Adelaide, South Australia
Died8 March 1997(1997-03-08) (aged 52)
Hawthorn, Adelaide, South Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 67)27 December 1968 v England
Last Test10 January 1969 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1962/63–1979/80South Australia
1973–1975Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WFC WLA
Matches 2 33 8
Runs scored 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/–
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.[1][2]

In the 1979–80 season, Need coached South Australia to their first Australian Women's Cricket Championships title since 1951–52.[3]

The Jill Need Breast Cancer Clinic was named in her honour by the Flinders Medical Centre in Bedford Park, South Australia, after her death.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Jillian Need". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Jill Need". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "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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