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Jodie Maree Fields is the current Australian Women's
cricket
captain who is a wicketkeeper and right-handed batter.
Fields became Captain of Australian Women
(the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars) for the 1st ODI against England at Chelmsford on 29 June 2009.
After playing in one Test match in 2006, Fields was recalled to the Australian test team as captain for her second test which was against England on 10 July 2009 also becoming the first Queensland woman to captain Australia. She rescued her team after its score had slumped to 5-28 recording her maiden test century with a "captains knock" of 139 out of the team total of 309. This included a record sixth wicket partnership with debutante Rachael Haynes
(the fifth highest partnership in International women's cricket). The match was eventually drawn after rain on the last day.
Fields grew up in Toowoomba, Queensland playing boy's and men's cricket at school before playing women's cricket at University. She debuted in the state team, Queensland Fire
in 2000.
Originally a bowling all-rounder for, Fields graduated to specialist batter then wicketkeeper/batter in 2005-6. She won Queensland Fire player of the Year awards for the 2007-8 and 2008-9 seasons and has been captain since the beginning of the 2008-9 season.
Fields debuted for Australia as JM Purves subsequently changing to JM Fields after marrying former South Sydney National Rugby League
player Glen Fields in April 2008.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Queensland and currently works in the finance department with Queensland Cricket.
Australian women's cricket team
The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
captain who is a wicketkeeper and right-handed batter.
Fields became Captain of Australian Women
Australian women's cricket team
The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world...
(the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars) for the 1st ODI against England at Chelmsford on 29 June 2009.
After playing in one Test match in 2006, Fields was recalled to the Australian test team as captain for her second test which was against England on 10 July 2009 also becoming the first Queensland woman to captain Australia. She rescued her team after its score had slumped to 5-28 recording her maiden test century with a "captains knock" of 139 out of the team total of 309. This included a record sixth wicket partnership with debutante Rachael Haynes
Rachael Haynes
Rachael Louise Haynes is a female Australian cricketer. Predominantly a batsman, she is a member of the Australian team. Haynes plays for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League ....
(the fifth highest partnership in International women's cricket). The match was eventually drawn after rain on the last day.
Fields grew up in Toowoomba, Queensland playing boy's and men's cricket at school before playing women's cricket at University. She debuted in the state team, Queensland Fire
Queensland Fire
The Queensland Fire are the women's representative cricket team for Queensland and they compete in the Women's National Cricket League.The Fire has played 104 matches for 36 wins, 1 tie, 4 no results and 63 losses.-External links:*The Homepage of...
in 2000.
Originally a bowling all-rounder for, Fields graduated to specialist batter then wicketkeeper/batter in 2005-6. She won Queensland Fire player of the Year awards for the 2007-8 and 2008-9 seasons and has been captain since the beginning of the 2008-9 season.
Fields debuted for Australia as JM Purves subsequently changing to JM Fields after marrying former South Sydney National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
player Glen Fields in April 2008.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Queensland and currently works in the finance department with Queensland Cricket.
External links
- Profile from Queensland FireQueensland FireThe Queensland Fire are the women's representative cricket team for Queensland and they compete in the Women's National Cricket League.The Fire has played 104 matches for 36 wins, 1 tie, 4 no results and 63 losses.-External links:*The Homepage of...
- Profile Cricket AustraliaCricket AustraliaCricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket...