Bowling style Right-arm off-spin Batting style Right-handed | Role Opening batsman | |
Born unknown Jamaica National side West Indies (1993–1997) ODI debut (cap 21) 20 July 1993 v India women Last ODI 20 December 1997 v Denmark women | ||
Marlene Needham (date of birth unknown) is a former Jamaican cricketer who represented the West Indies women's cricket team between 1993 and 1997. She played as a right-handed opening batsman.
Needham made her debut for the West Indies at the 1993 World Cup in England. She appeared in five of her team's seven matches, but scored only 26 runs. 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. Against Denmark, she made the highest score of her One Day International (ODI) career – nine runs from 18 balls. 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.