Joanna Michelle Jordan (née Chamberlain; born 25 April 1969) is a cricketer who played for the England women's cricket team in 9 Test matches and 39 One Day Internationals from 1987 to 1995. She played domestic cricket for East Midlands.[1]

Jo Jordan
Personal information
Full name
Joanna Michelle Jordan
Born (1969-04-25) 25 April 1969 (age 55)
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 103)1 August 1987 v Australia
Last Test10 December 1995 v India
ODI debut (cap 44)16 July 1987 v Australia
Last ODI15 December 1995 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985–1995East Midlands
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 9 39 11 97
Runs scored 197 422 320 1,556
Batting average 17.90 20.09 24.61 31.12
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/2 1/6
Top score 59 47* 61 105
Balls bowled 1,840 1,928 2,322 5,046
Wickets 28 49 45 139
Bowling average 24.75 16.42 18.62 15.12
5 wickets in innings 2 2 4 4
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 5/26 7/8 6/22 7/8
Catches/stumpings 0/– 17/– 0/– 43/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2021

She scored a total of 197 runs in Tests matches, averaging 17.90 with a best of 59 against Australia. She took 28 wickets at an average of 24.75 with a best analysis of 5 for 26 against New Zealand.[1][2]

She made 422 runs in One Day International cricket at an average of 20.09, with the highlight an unbeaten 47 against New Zealand. She took 49 wickets at an average of 16.42 with an economy rate of 2.50 per over. Her best spell was a devastating 7 for 8 against Denmark.[1][3] She helped England win the World Cup in 1993, scoring 38 and taking a wicket in the victory over New Zealand in the final at Lord's.[4]

Her son, Scott, died of cot death in February 2000, which lead to her becoming a fundraiser for The Cot Death Society.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Jo Chamberlain". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Jo Chamberlain/Test Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Jo Chamberlain/ODI Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Final, Women's World Cup, Aug 1 1993". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ "England's World Cup winning team of 1993 re-unite to face new England stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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