Jill Elizabeth Cruwys (5 December 1943 – 30 December 1990) was an English cricketer who played primarily as a batter. She appeared in 5 Test matches and 7 One Day Internationals for England between 1969 and 1976. Cruwys was a member of the successful England team that beat Australia at Edgbaston to win the first Women's World Cup in July 1973. She played domestic cricket primarily for Kent and West Midlands, as well as appearing in one match for West of England.[1][2]

Jill Cruwys
Personal information
Full name
Jill Elizabeth Cruwys
Born(1943-12-05)5 December 1943
Bromley, Kent, England
Died30 December 1990(1990-12-30) (aged 47)
Droitwich, Worcestershire, England
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 76)15 February 1969 v New Zealand
Last Test3 July 1976 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 3)23 June 1973 v International XI
Last ODI8 August 1976 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1968Kent
1974–1976West Midlands
1976West
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 5 7 19 11
Runs scored 61 34 596 52
Batting average 10.16 34.00 33.11 13.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/3 0/0
Top score 40 34* 101 18*
Balls bowled 0 6 346 6
Wickets 0 2 0
Bowling average 91.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/12
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 6/– 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 February 2021

References edit

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Jill Cruwys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Jill Cruwys". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

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