Julia Greenwood (born 1 February 1951) is an English former
cricket
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er who played as a right-arm
pace bowler. She appeared in 6
Test matches and 3
One Day Internationals
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for
England
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between 1976 and 1979. She also played 5 matches for
Young England
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at the
1973 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for
Yorkshire
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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
West Indies
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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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1951 births
Living people
Cricketers from Dewsbury
English women cricketers
England women Test cricketers
England women One Day International cricketers
Young England women cricketers
Yorkshire women cricketers