Jo Chamberlain
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Joanna Michelle Chamberlain, known as Jo, is a cricketer who played for the England women's cricket team in 9 Test matches
and 39 One Day Internationals from 1987 to 1995.
She scored a total of 197 runs in the tests matches against Australia
, India
and New Zealand
, averaging 17.9 with a best of 59 against Australia. She took 28 wickets at a cost of just 24.75 with a best analysis of 5 for 26 against the New Zealanders.
She made 422 runs in One Day International cricket at 20.09 with the highlight an unbeaten 47 against New Zealand. She took 49 wickets at the excellent average of 16.42 with an economy rate of just 2.5 per over. Her best spell was a devastating 7 for 8 against Denmark.
She helped the England Women's team win the World Cup in 1993, scoring 38 and taking a wicket as in the victory over New Zealand in the final at Lord's
.
She was born on April 25, 1969 in Leicester and played her regional cricket for East Midlands Women. She is also known as Jo Jordon, her married name.
Tragically she lost her son, Scott, to cot death in February 2000 and, with the help of England players such as Clare Taylor
, has been fundraising for The Cot Death Society ever since.
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 39 One Day Internationals from 1987 to 1995.
She scored a total of 197 runs in the tests matches against Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, averaging 17.9 with a best of 59 against Australia. She took 28 wickets at a cost of just 24.75 with a best analysis of 5 for 26 against the New Zealanders.
She made 422 runs in One Day International cricket at 20.09 with the highlight an unbeaten 47 against New Zealand. She took 49 wickets at the excellent average of 16.42 with an economy rate of just 2.5 per over. Her best spell was a devastating 7 for 8 against Denmark.
She helped the England Women's team win the World Cup in 1993, scoring 38 and taking a wicket as in the victory over New Zealand in the final at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
.
She was born on April 25, 1969 in Leicester and played her regional cricket for East Midlands Women. She is also known as Jo Jordon, her married name.
Tragically she lost her son, Scott, to cot death in February 2000 and, with the help of England players such as Clare Taylor
Clare Taylor
Clare Elizabeth Taylor MBE is the first woman to have played on a World Cup team in both cricket and football. She represented England at both cricket, as a member of the winning World Cup cricket team in 1993, and football . She was awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2000 for her...
, has been fundraising for The Cot Death Society ever since.