13 Facts About Jodie Fields

Jodie Maree Fields is a sports administrator, coach, women's sport and physical activity advocate, and former Australian cricket player.

Jodie Fields made her international debut for Australia in a Test against India in Adelaide in February 2006.

Jodie Fields was appointed Captain of the Australian Women's Cricket Team in 2009, replacing the renowned Karen Rolton.

Jodie Fields first game as captain of the Australian national women's side was a T201 against England in Derby on 25 July 2009.

Jodie Fields captained the Australian Women's Cricket Team to the ICC Women's World Twenty20 title in 2012 in Sri Lanka and defied the odds to defeat the favourites, England in the final.

Jodie Fields led the side to another victory in the ICC Women's World Cup in India less than six months later in February 2013.

Jodie Fields retired as one of the most successful Australian cricket captains, having led her side to the 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20 and the 2013 ICC Women's World Cup and bowed out with the team holding the number one world rankings in One Day International and T20 cricket.

Jodie Fields made a name for herself with both the bat and gloves throughout her career.

Jodie Fields amassed a total of 331 Test runs, 1162 ODI runs and 249 T20 runs.

Jodie Fields won the Player-of-the-Year award on three occasions for Queensland and amassed 2327 WNCL runs and 829 WT20 runs.

Jodie Fields was the 150th woman to play Test cricket for Australia, and the 105th woman to play One Day International cricket for Australia.

In 2017, Jodie Fields was an integral part behind the renewed memorandum of understanding for Australian cricketers, secured under an in-principle agreement between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association, to include men and women in the same agreement for the first time.

Jodie Fields's nickname is "Jacko"; she has said that that is because she runs like a Jack Russell Terrier.