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Jane Powell (born 19 January 1957) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She played in six Test matches and 24 One Day Internationals, with a highest score of 115* against India. Powell was captain of England at the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup, losing in the Final to Australia. She also captained England to Women's European Cricket Championship titles in 1989 and 1990.[1] Her twin sister Jill also represented England. She mainly played domestic cricket for Yorkshire, but also appeared in matches for Sussex and East Anglia.[2][3]

Jane Powell

Personal information
Born	(1957-01-19) 19 January 1957 (age 65) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batter; occasional wicket-keeper
Relations	Jill Powell (twin sister)
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 95)	27 July 1984 v New Zealand
Last Test	29 August 1987 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 37)	24 June 1984 v New Zealand
Last ODI	22 July 1990 v Ireland
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1976–1978	Sussex
1980–1991	Yorkshire
1981–1982	East Anglia
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA Matches 6 24 19 81 Runs scored 281 463 535 1,688 Batting average 35.12 33.07 21.40 28.61 100s/50s 1/0 0/2 1/0 0/8 Top score 115* 98* 115* 98* Balls bowled 0 0 179 120 Wickets – – 2 4 Bowling average – – 29.00 11.75 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 2/42 2/14 Catches/stumpings 1/0 7/– 8/– 19/0
Source: CricketArchive, 24 February 2021

After retiring from playing, Powell coached the England team during the 2002–03 tour of Australia, as well as being a successful hockey coach.[4]

References

External links

• Jane Powell at ESPNcricinfo

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