Denise Emerson (née Alderman; born 13 May 1960) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in seven Test matches and 21 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1982 and 1987, including playing at the 1982 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Western Australia and New South Wales.[1][2]

Denise Emerson
Personal information
Full name
Denise Emerson
Born (1960-05-13) 13 May 1960 (age 64)
Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter
RelationsTerry Alderman (brother)
Ross Emerson (husband)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 105)13 December 1984 v England
Last Test21 August 1987 v England
ODI debut (cap 25)10 January 1982 v India
Last ODI25 July 1987 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978/79–1983/84Western Australia
1986/87–1987/88New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 7 21 23 47
Runs scored 454 820 1,347 1,478
Batting average 41.27 41.00 51.80 35.19
100s/50s 1/3 0/8 3/7 0/12
Top score 121 84 141 99*
Balls bowled 22
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 3/– 2/– 11/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 January 2023

Her brother Terry Alderman played at Test level for the Australian men's team.[3] She is married to the umpire Ross Emerson.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Denise Emerson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Denise Emerson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ^ Phil Derriman (11 December 1984). "This Australian XI are world-beaters". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. ^ "An Alderman joins Balmain grads". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 1984. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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