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| Born | Jessica Evelyn Cameron (1989-06-27)27 June 1989 (age 36) Williamstown, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Soggy, Sog, Camo, Duff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian rules footballer
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| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armleg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter, occasionalwicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 159) | 22 January 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 10 January 2014 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 113) | 1 February 2009 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 July 2015 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 23) | 15 February 2009 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 31 August 2015 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006/07–2014/15 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17 | Melbourne Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–2023/24 | Melbourne Renegades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jessica Evelyn Duffin (née Cameron;[1] born 27 June 1989) is an Australian sportswoman. Incricket, she has made 117 international appearances and won four world championships as a member of theAustralian women's team. A right-handedbatter with a reputation as abig game performer, Duffin was named Player of the Final in both the2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20 and2013 Women's Cricket World Cup tournaments. She also won the 2013Belinda Clark Award for being adjudged Australia's best international women's cricketer over the previous year. Her domestic career has included playing forVictoria in theWomen's National Cricket League andcaptaining theMelbourne Renegades in theWomen's Big Bash League.
In addition to cricket, Duffin has playedAustralian rules football forCollingwood,North Melbourne, andHawthorn in theAFL Women's competition. She led the league formarks across the first three seasons and earned selection in the2019 All-Australian team as ahalf-back flanker. She has also received recognition for her outstanding performance at state league level, winning the 2018Lambert–Pearce Medal while playing as a midfielder forWilliamstown in theVFL Women's competition.
Born in theMelbourne suburb ofWilliamstown,[2] Duffin has described her childhood as "really sporty" and that "growing up with an older brother and my Dad meant I was in the backyard a lot... pretty much playingAFL and cricket from the age of four".[3] Duffin participated inAuskick and then played football withWerribee until the age of twelve, after which girls were not permitted to compete.[3]
The lack of female pathways in football at the time led Duffin to undertake the more accessible sport of cricket.[3] After receiving encouragement by a school teacher, she attended an under-12 cricket training camp that resulted in selection for Victoria at junior level.[4]
During the 2006–07 Australian summer, Duffin was selected for the national youth team to play against New Zealand A, where she had more success as aleg spinner than as a batter. In the final match of the series, she took 6/28 in a 22-run defeat.[5] At the start of the 2008–09 season, Duffin played for an under-21 Australian team in a series againstIndia. She made 60 of the team's 149all out total in the second-last match, then delivered anunbeaten 79 in the team's winning score of 5/156.[5]
On 1 February 2009, Duffin made her international cricket debut, playing anODI againstNew Zealand atCobham Oval. Coming in at seven in thebatting order, she made 16 from 35 balls in a two-wicket loss.[6] On 15 February, Duffin made herT20 International debut at theSydney Cricket Ground, also against New Zealand. She was not required to bat or bowl in a rain-shortened match that Australia won by nine wickets.[7]
Duffin was selected in Australia's squad for the2009 Women's Cricket World Cup on home soil. She played six of a possible seven matches and scored 81 runs at anaverage of 16.20, with the hosts finishing in fourth place.[8] Duffin was then selected for the2009 World Twenty20 inEngland. She only played one game and Australia were eliminated in the semi-finals.[9]
In the middle of the 2009–10 season, Duffin played for the Australian Under-21s against the New Zealand Emerging XI. She compiled 128 runs at 42.66 in five matches, with a best score of 66 in the fourth fixture.[5]
After returning to the senior Australian team toward the end of the season, Duffin was selected as awicket-keeper for three ODI matches inNew Zealand. She top-scored with 68 off 81 balls in the first match of the series, helping the tourists to recover from a middle-order collapse and scrape home with a two-wicket win on the final ball.[10] She was not required to bat in the last two matches and finished the series with four dismissals behind the stumps.[11] This experiment was only repeated once more, with Duffin going on to settle as a top-order batter for the team.[12]
Duffin was selected for the2010 World Twenty20 in theWest Indies, playing every game of Australia's unbeaten run.[13]
In the first match againstEngland, both teams finished their respective innings with a score of 104.[14] The deadlock could not be broken in the resultingsuper over, with the match having to be decided by a count back on the number ofsixes scored. The only six of the game had been hit by Duffin which ultimately secured victory for Australia.[15]
In a low-scoring final against New Zealand, Duffin put on a 30-run partnership withLeah Poulton to help Australia win by three runs and claim their maiden World Twenty20 championship.[16]
On 22 January 2011, Duffin made herTest cricket debut atBankstown Oval against England. She scored 30 runs from 71 balls in the second innings of the match and Australia went on to win by seven wickets.[17]
In an ODI againstIndia on 16 March 2012 atWankhede Stadium, Duffin recorded her highest score at international level, making 90 not out off 87 balls which steered Australia to a five-wicket win.[18]
At the2012 World Twenty20 inSri Lanka, Duffin was the tournament's second-highest run-scorer.[19] In a group stage encounter withPakistan, she was named Player of the Match for her innings of 42 off 28 in a 35-run win (via theDuckworth–Lewis method).[20] In the championship decider against England, Duffin scored 45 off 34 to help the team post a first innings score of 4/142. She was named Player of the Final in a four-run victory as Australia claimed their second-consecutive title.[21]
At the2013 Cricket World Cup inIndia, Duffin put on a 182-run stand withMeg Lanning during a group stage match against New Zealand. Her innings of 82 off 87 helped Australia chase down a target of 228 with seven wickets and 70 balls remaining.[22] In the final against theWest Indies, Duffin scored 75 off 76 in a first innings total of 7/259. She was named Player of the Match while Australia won by 114 runs to earn their sixth 50-over World Cup.[23]
On 11 August 2013, Duffin recorded her maiden Test half-century during adrawnWomen's Ashes match at theSir Paul Getty's Ground.[24] She was dismissed without scoring another run in the first innings before making 24 in the third innings.[25]
Duffin's best performance at the2014 World Twenty20, held inBangladesh, came againstSouth Africa when she scored 27 not out off 24 deliveries and put on an unbeaten 60-run stand withEllyse Perry. Coming together with Australia in trouble at 4/56 in the twelfth over, the pair turned the match around to guide their team over the line with eight balls to spare.[26]
In the final against England, Duffin (despite not facing a ball) and Perry were once again the batters at the crease when the winning runs were scored. Australia sealed victory with six wickets and 29 balls remaining to win their third-straight World T20 title.[27]
In June 2015, Duffin was selected in Australia's touring party for the successful2015 Women's Ashes campaign in England.[28] Her most notable contribution of the series came in a T20I at theCounty Ground in Hove when she scored 21 not out to help secure a 20-run victory which regained the Ashes for Australia. It was, as of June 2020, her last international cricket tour.[29] In October 2015, Duffin announced she would be taking an indefinite break from pursuing her international career.[30]
In December 2019, during and after an outstandingWBBL|05 season, media speculation mounted around Duffin's potential recall to the national team ahead of the2020 Women's T20 World Cup.[31][32][33][34][35] However, she declined to participate in an upcoming Australia A series against India A, which some outlets interpreted to mean she had chosen to prioritise herAFL Women's career.[36][37] In actuality, she had decided to prioritise starting a family with her husband Chris, announcing on 31 December she would halt her dual-sporting commitments to give birth to the couple's first child.[38][39][40]
At the age of 17, Duffin made her senior debut forVictoria in theWomen's National Cricket League (WNCL) and played all eleven of the team's games for the2006–07 season.[41] In her first match, against reigning championsNew South Wales, she contributed twelve runs with the bat in a three-wicket loss.[42] She scored her maiden half-century on 19 January 2009, making 58 off 63 in a three-wicket loss to New South Wales.[43]
On 24 November 2012, Duffin recorded her first WNCL century, scoring 128 off just 68 deliveries againstSouth Australia. She put on a 195-run stand withElyse Villani to help Victoria post a total of 3/418 and win by 199 runs.[44] Ahead of the2015–16 summer, Duffin moved interstate to play for theWestern Fury.[45] During the season, in which she only managed 118 runs at an average of 23.60,[46]Cricket Australia stated Duffin would be taking an indefinite break from her domestic cricket commitments at the completion of the tournament.[30]
In May 2016, Duffin confirmed her return to WNCL cricket, re-joining Victoria.[47] On 29 October 2016, she recorded her second century at the level, making 108 off 120 and forming a partnership of 288 runs withMeg Lanning in a 157-run victory againstTasmania.[48] Duffin was not contracted for thefollowing season and, in May 2018, she signed withQueensland for the2018–19 competition.[49] In May 2019, Duffin reportedly opted against signing with a WNCL team to focus on herAFL Women's career.[50]
At the officialWomen's Big Bash League (WBBL) launch on 10 July 2015, Duffin was unveiled as the first-ever player signing for thePerth Scorchers.[51] However, beginning in November 2015, Duffin stepped away from her domestic cricket commitments which would lead to missing the wholeinaugural WBBL season.[30]
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In June 2016, a month after Duffin signalled a return to top-level domestic cricket, theMelbourne Stars announced they had "won the race for the prized signature of the former Australian batter" by recruiting her for theWBBL|02 season.[52]
On 20 January 2017, in a match against theHobart Hurricanes atBellerive Oval, Duffin pulled off arguably the most unlikely victory of her career. FacingAmy Satterthwaite and needing 12 runs from the last two legal deliveries, Duffin hit asix off the first ball. Then, she hit a four off what was deemed ano-ball. With Satterthwaite having to bowl an additional delivery, Duffin worked a single through theleg side to claim a last-gasp six-wicket win.[53]
In September 2017, Duffin switched to the Stars' crosstown rival, signing with theMelbourne Renegades ahead ofWBBL|03.[54] In the first game of the season, on 9 December 2017 against theSydney Thunder atNorth Sydney Oval, she recorded her highest WBBL score with an innings of 81 off 47 and was named Player of the Match.[55] Requiring 28 more runs with 17 balls remaining, Duffin was dismissed in controversial fashion by what commentators and players believed to be an illegitimatecatch. The momentum of the contest then swung dramatically and the Renegades lost by eleven runs.[56]
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In September 2019, the Renegades announced Duffin as the team'scaptain forWBBL|05, replacing Amy Satterthwaite who would sit out 2019–20 due to pregnancy.[57] Coincidentally, Duffin would miss one game during the season, the cause of which was later revealed to be a case ofmorning sickness.[58] Nevertheless, she had a stellar tournament, scoring 544 runs at anaverage of 68.00 and astrike rate of 138.77.[59] Among her highlights was anunbeaten 27-ball innings of 50 runs on 27 November 2019 against theBrisbane Heat, helping the Renegades mow down a target of 184 and set a new league record for the highest successful chase.[60][61] Although the Renegades would be eliminated in the semi-finals for the second-straight year, Duffin received individual acclaim by being named captain for theTeam of the Tournament.[62]
Three months after giving birth to her first child, Duffin withdrew from the2020–21 Women's Big Bash League season, saying her body was not yet ready for a return to the cricket field: "I've always prided myself on my preparation and there just hasn't been that opportunity this year."[63]
Even while a member of the Australian cricket team, Duffin occasionally played football with various clubs includingMelbourne University,Wyndhamvale and St Kilda Sharks.[64][65] In October 2015, she decided to take an indefinite break from cricket,[30] later revealing this was partly prompted by her interest in theAFL's soon-to-be-launchedwomen's football league: "I got wind of the AFLW coming in... that's when I had to consider playing football and not playing cricket for Australia."[3] After playing with her sister at Port Melbourne Colts in Division 4 of theVictorian Women's Football League, Duffin accepted an invitation to join Premier Division VWFL teamDiamond Creek.[64] In April 2016, she kicked nine goals on debut for the club.[66]
In 2018, Duffin signed withVFL Women's teamWilliamstown for the upcoming season.[67] Although her club struggled and only won four of 14 games, she had a standout individual year and was adjudged the league's Best and Fairest player, winning theLambert–Pearce Medal.[65][68]
On 22 May 2016, Duffin kicked five goals forMelbourne during an exhibition match againstBrisbane at theMelbourne Cricket Ground.[69][70] On 3 September 2016, she played in another exhibition match for Melbourne—this time an All-Star clash against theWestern Bulldogs atWhitten Oval, with the two teams made up of the best female players nation-wide.[71][72]
In October 2016, Duffin was selected byCollingwood with the 75th overall pick in the2016 AFL Women's draft.[73] On 3 February 2017, she made her debut in the opening match of theleague's inaugural season, which resulted in a 35-point loss toCarlton atIKON Park.[74] Primarily spending the year as a forward, Duffin kicked her first goal in round two againstMelbourne.[75] At the end of the season, she was named in the2017 All-Australian squad.[76]
Due to anadductor injury, Duffin had a delayed start to the2018 AFLW season,[77] playing her first game of the year in a 13-point round two loss toFremantle atOptus Stadium.[78] In round six, she recorded her firstLeague B&F votes, picking up 18 disposals in a 14-point win against Brisbane atMoreton Bay Sports Complex and being adjudged second-best on ground.[79][80] For the second time in a row, Collingwood finished the season strongly but only won three of seven games to place mid-ladder.[81][82]
In May 2018, Duffin signed with expansion clubNorth Melbourne as a free agent.[83] She played across half-back throughout the2019 AFLW season, managing three games of 20-plus disposals and leading the league in marks for the second time.[84] Despite having the third-best record in the league, North Melbourne controversially failed to qualify for the four-team finals series due to the competition's conference structure.[85] Duffin was nevertheless recognised for her dominant season, earning selection in the2019 All-Australian team.[86]
During the2019 sign-and-trade period, Duffin was comparatively slow to negotiate a new contract.[87] On 19 April, North Melbourne announced they had re-signed her for two more years.[88] However, on 31 December, Duffin announced that she was pregnant with her first child being due in June, and would therefore sit out the2020 AFLW season.[40]
Following a 714-day absence, Duffin made her AFLW return in round five of the2021 season, registering eleven disposals and five marks in a 22-point defeat of Carlton atUTAS Stadium.[89]
It was revealed she signed on with the club for one more season on 17 June 2021, tying her to the club until the end of 2022 (S6).[90]
For 2022 season 7, Duffin joinedHawthorn. Hawthorn were one of four clubs to join the AFLW that season. After one season with the Hawks, she retired from football.[91]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
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† | Led the league for the season |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Collingwood | 27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 12 | 57 | 27† | 17 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 3.9† | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Collingwood | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 9 | 81 | 28 | 11 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 4.7† | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2019 | North Melbourne | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 29 | 123 | 40† | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 4.1 | 17.6 | 5.7† | 2.7 | 6 |
| 2020 | North Melbourne | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 | North Melbourne | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 23 | 81 | 19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 13.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 (S6) | North Melbourne | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16 | 59 | 20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2022 (S7) | Hawthorn | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 17 | 73 | 25 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2 |
| Career[84] | 42 | 15 | 8 | 368 | 106 | 474 | 159 | 77 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 11.3 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 10 | ||
Duffin studied atKangan Institute to become a qualifiedspare partsinterpreter. She combined her cricket commitments with a job at Werribee Automotive Group until embarking on a dual-sporting career in June 2016.[92]
Known by hermaiden nameJess Cameron throughout her international cricket career, in April 2017 she married longtime partner Chris Duffin.[93][94] In December 2019, the couple announced they were expecting their first child together.[38][39][40] Duffin gave birth to her first child in June 2020.[63]
In addition to conventionalnicknames such as "Duff" and "Camo",[95][96] Duffin is often referred to as "Soggy" or "Sog" on account of one particular cricket training escapade in which she waded through a nearby flowing creek to retrieve a misdirected ball.[97][98][99][100] Her own version of the story is "I bowled a ball over the nets when I was in under 12s and went in with socks and shoes still on and came out all Soggy."[101]
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