One of England's most successful batters,her total of 1,935 runs is a Test record,as are her five Test centuries.[6][7] She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for England.[8] Brittin holds the record for taking the most catches,19,in Women's Cricket World Cup history.[9]
As a child,Brittin lived in Chessington,Surrey. She represented English schools at athletics,and later became a rare triple international,in indoor hockey and indoor cricket as well as cricket. She was well known for her feats of athleticism on the cricket field;her England team-mate Enid Bakewell has said that "One of the reasons they changed from playing in skirts to trousers was JB’s diving stops!"[10]
After retiring from the game in 1998 she became a teacher,but also coached at Surrey County Cricket Club. She died of cancer on 11 September 2017,aged 58.[1] In July 2019,Surrey County Cricket Club named a room in the members' pavilion in her honour.[11][12] In November 2021,she was inducted to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[13]
References
1 2 Mason, Peter (19 September 2017). "Jan Brittin obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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