Julia Greenwood (born 1 February 1951) is an English former

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er who played as a right-arm pace bowler. She appeared in 6 Test matches and 3

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for

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between 1976 and 1979. She also played 5 matches for

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at the 1973 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for

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. In test cricket, she took 29 wickets at an average of 16.13, with best innings bowling figures of 6/46 and best match figures of 11/63, against the

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in 1979 at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. These are the best match bowling figures in English women's test history. She took 13 wickets in her 8 one day internationals at an average of 17.07 with a best of 3/21.

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