Jill Need
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Full name | Jillian Need | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 March 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 March 1997 Adelaide, South Australia | (aged 52)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut | 27 December 1968 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 10 January 1969 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2015 |
Jillian Need (11 March 1944 – 8 March 1997)[1] was an associate professor of gynaecology and obstetrics and Australian and a South Australian cricketer.
In sport, Need was involved as a South Australian representative from 1965 until 1979, and in 1980 coached South Australia to its first senior national championships since the 1950s. She represented South Australia 13 times and led her state against England (68/69) and NZ (72) and played two tests against England in 68/69.[2]
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[]
- ^ "Jillian Need". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ^ "Obituary 1996/97" (PDF). WCA Annual Report. Women's Cricket Australia: 6–7. 1997. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
Categories:
- 1944 births
- 1997 deaths
- Australia women Test cricketers
- Australian gynaecologists
- Sportswomen from South Australia
- Australian women medical doctors
- Australian medical doctors
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