Sally Jane Griffiths (born 9 April 1963) in an Australian former

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. She appeared in 7

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for Australia between 1985 and 1995. She scored one Test match century, against

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in January 1990, and scored 309 runs and took 17 wickets at an average of 20.05 in ODIs. She played domestic cricket for

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. In April 2022, in recognition of her outstanding service to New South Wales as a player, Griffiths was inducted into the Cricket NSW Hall of Fame.

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at southernstars.org.au 1963 births Living people Cricketers from Newcastle, New South Wales Australia women Test cricketers Australia women One Day International cricketers New South Wales Breakers cricketers Sportswomen from New South Wales {{Australia-cricket-bio-1960s-stub