Marlene Needham is a Jamaican former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in nine One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1993 and 1997. She played domestic cricket for Jamaica.[1][2]

Marlene Needham
Personal information
Full name
Marlene Needham
BornJamaica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 21)20 July 1993 v India
Last ODI20 December 1997 v Denmark
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–2001Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition WODI WFC WLA
Matches 9 8 32
Runs scored 40 251 1,087
Batting average 4.44 25.10 38.82
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 1/7
Top score 9 62 120
Balls bowled 102
Wickets 18
Bowling average 11.88
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/18
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 March 2022

Needham made her debut for the West Indies at the 1993 World Cup in England.[3] She appeared in five of her team's seven matches, but scored only 26 runs.[4] Needham was retained in the West Indian squad for the 1997 World Cup in India, but again struggled for form, making only 14 runs in four matches.[3] Against Denmark, she made the highest score of her One Day International (ODI) career – nine runs from 18 balls.[5] Despite finishing with an ODI career batting average of just 4.44, Needham was dismissed for a duck only once, against New Zealand at the 1997 World Cup.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Marlene Needham". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Marlene Needham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b Women's ODI matches played by Marlene Needham – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ Batting and fielding for West Indies women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ^ Denmark Women v West Indies Women, Hero Honda Women's World Cup 1997/98 (9th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. ^ Women's ODI batting and fielding against each opponent by Marlene Needham – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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