Jacqueline Margaret "Jackie" Court (born 22 January 1950) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler. She appeared in 17 Test matches and 23 One Day Internationals for England between 1976 and 1987. She also played 4 matches for Young England at the 1973 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Middlesex.[1][2]

Jackie Court
Personal information
Full name
Jacqueline Margaret Court
Born (1950-01-22) 22 January 1950 (age 74)
Willesden, Middlesex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National sides
Test debut (cap 81)24 July 1976 
England v Australia
Last Test29 August 1987 
England v Australia
ODI debut (cap 2/16)23 June 1973 
Young England v Australia
Last ODI25 July 1987 
England v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965–1990Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 17 27 31 68
Runs scored 577 397 1,128 995
Batting average 20.60 23.35 24.52 19.90
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 1/3 0/4
Top score 90 67 105* 72
Balls bowled 1,007 724 2,453 1,954
Wickets 8 16 30 50
Bowling average 61.25 22.37 36.06 17.48
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/31 4/29 4/30 4/17
Catches/stumpings 11/– 11/– 18/– 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 February 2021

Born in Willesden, Middlesex, she made her One Day International debut in the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1973 for Young England against Australia.[2] She made her Test match debut against the same opposition at the Oval in 1976 and played her last test, again against Australia, at Hove in 1987.[2] She scored 577 runs in total, with a highest score of 90 at an average of 20.60. She also took 8 test wickets.[2] She played 27 One Day Internationals, scoring 397 runs at 23.35 with a top score of 67 and taking 16 wickets at 22.37.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Jackie Court". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jacqueline Court". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
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