Jill Need

Jill Need
Personal information
Full name	Jillian Need
Born	11 March 1944; Adelaide, South Australia
Died	8 March 1997 (aged 52); Hawthorn, Adelaide, South Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia (1968–1969);
Test debut (cap 67)	27 December 1968 v England
Last Test	10 January 1969 v England
Domestic team information
1962/63–1979/80	South Australia
1973–1975	Yorkshire
Career statistics
	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[edit]

^ "Player Profile: Jillian Need". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Player Profile: Jill Need". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ ^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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[Cricinfo-1] "Player Profile: Jillian Need". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[CricketArchive-2] "Player Profile: Jill Need". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[obituary-3] "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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