Jacqueline Court


Jacqueline Margaret "Jackie" Court is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler. She appeared in 17 Test matches and 23 Women's [One Day International|One Day Internationals] for England women's [cricket team|England] between 1976 and 1987. She also played 4 matches for England women's cricket team|Young England] at the 1973 Women's Cricket [World Cup|1973 World Cup]. She played domestic cricket for Middlesex.
Born in Willesden, Middlesex, she made her One Day International debut in the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1973 for Young England against Australia. She made her Test match debut against the same opposition at the Oval in 1976 and played her last test, again against Australia, at Hove in 1987. She scored 577 runs in total, with a highest score of 90 at an average of 20.60. She also took 8 test wickets. She played 27 One Day Internationals, scoring 397 runs at 23.35 with a top score of 67 and taking 16 wickets at 22.37.