Julia Greenwood (born 1 February 1951) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm pace bowler. She appeared in 6 Test matches and 3 One Day Internationals for England between 1976 and 1979. She also played 5 matches for Young England at the 1973 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Yorkshire.[1][2]

Julia Greenwood
Personal information
Full name
Julia M Greenwood
Born (1951-02-01) 1 February 1951 (age 73)
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National sides
Test debut (cap 78)19 June 1976 
England v Australia
Last Test1 July 1979 
England v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 7/17)23 June 1973 
Young England v Australia
Last ODI7 July 1979 
England v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972–1980Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 6 8 12 13
Runs scored 16 9 39 37
Batting average 5.33 4.50 6.50 9.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 11 5* 19 17*
Balls bowled 1,123 454 2,023 619
Wickets 29 13 45 19
Bowling average 16.13 17.07 18.42 14.05
5 wickets in innings 3 0 4 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 1 0
Best bowling 6/46 3/21 6/46 3/21
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 2/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 February 2021

In test cricket, she took 29 wickets at an average of 16.13, with best innings bowling figures of 6/46 and best match figures of 11/63, against the West Indies in 1979 at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. These are the best match bowling figures in English women's test history.[3] She took 13 wickets in her 8 one day internationals at an average of 17.07 with a best of 3/21.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Player Profile: Julia Greenwood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Julia Greenwood". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Test Cricket Records/Best Bowling Figures in a Match". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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