Jill Need
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| Full name | Jillian Need | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 March 1997 (aged 52) Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 67) | 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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