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Full name | Jacqueline Margaret Court | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Willesden, Middlesex, England | 22 January 1950|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut(cap 81) | 24 July 1976 England v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 29 August 1987 England v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 2/16) | 23 June 1973 Young England v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 25 July 1987 England v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1965–1990 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,28 February 2021 |
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