Jen Jacobs

Jen Jacobs
Personal information
Full name
Jennifer Mary Jacobs
Born(1956-03-08)8 March 1956
Adelaide, Australia
Died20 July 2016(2016-07-20) (aged 60)
Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 94)19 January 1979 v New Zealand
Last Test21 December 1984 v England
ODI debut (cap 27)10 January 1982 v India
Last ODI23 February 1984 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977/78–1981/82South Australia
1982/83–1984/85Victoria
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 7 13 30 26
Runs scored 136 235 480 432
Batting average 13.60 21.36 18.46 18.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1
Top score 48 43 69 51
Balls bowled 838 102 2,208 363
Wickets 8 3 62 6
Bowling average 41.25 26.33 15.72 30.83
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/72 2/35 5/32 2/18
Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/– 11/– 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 31 January 2023

Jennifer Mary Jacobs (8 March 1956 – 21 July 2016) was an Australian cricketer who played as a right-arm off break bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in seven Test matches and 13 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1979 and 1984. She played domestic cricket for South Australia and Victoria.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Jen Jacobs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Jen Jacobs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Former Australia Women allrounder Jen Jacobs dies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2016.