Marlene Needham

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Marlene Needham
Personal information
Born Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Role Opening batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap  21)20 July 1993 v  India
Last ODI20 December 1997 v  Denmark
Source: CricketArchive, 14 April 2016

Marlene Needham is a former Jamaican cricketer who represented the West Indies women's cricket team between 1993 and 1997. She played as a right-handed opening batsman.

Jamaica Country in the Caribbean

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola.

West Indies womens cricket team

The West Indies women's cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a combined team of players from various countries in the Caribbean that competes in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), which represents fifteen countries and territories.

Needham made her debut for the West Indies at the 1993 World Cup in England. [1] She appeared in five of her team's seven matches, but scored only 26 runs. [2] Needham was retained in the West Indian squad for the 1997 World Cup in India, but again struggled for form, making only 14 runs in four matches. [1] Against Denmark, she made the highest score of her One Day International (ODI) career – nine runs from 18 balls. [3] Despite finishing with an ODI career batting average of just 4.44, Needham was dismissed for a duck only once, against New Zealand at the 1997 World Cup. [4]

1993 Womens Cricket World Cup

The 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup was an international cricket tournament played in England from 20 July to 1 August 1993. Hosted by England for the second time, it was the fifth edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, and came over four years after the preceding 1988 World Cup in Australia.

The 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, known also as the Hero Honda Women's World Cup, was that year's World Cup in Women's One-day International cricket, and was held in India. With 32 matches between a record 11 teams across 25 cricket grounds, England, Australia, New Zealand and India reached the semi-finals, with Australia and New Zealand progressing to the final match, which was played on 29 December 1997. Australia defeated New Zealand in front of 80,000 spectators to win their 4th championship title.

Denmark womens national cricket team

The Denmark women's national cricket team represents the Kingdom of Denmark in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Dansk Cricket Forbund, an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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References

  1. 1 2 Women's ODI matches played by Marlene Needham – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Batting and fielding for West Indies women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Denmark Women v West Indies Women, Hero Honda Women's World Cup 1997/98 (9th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Women's ODI batting and fielding against each opponent by Marlene Needham – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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