Margaret Jennings (cricketer)

Margaret Jean Jennings (born 1 June 1949) is a former Australian international cricketer. A right-handed batswoman and wicket-keeper, she played 8 Tests for Australia, scoring 341 runs with a best of 104, her only century.[1] She also captained her country in one Test match against India in 1977. She made her Test debut against New Zealand in 1972, and her last came against India in 1977. Jennings was the first woman cricketer to have kept wicket and to have opened the batting as captain in the history of WODI.[2] She is also the only woman to do this in Test cricket.[3]

Margaret Jennings
Personal information
Full name
Margaret Jean Jennings
Born (1949-06-01) 1 June 1949
Essendon, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 72)5 February 1972 v New Zealand
Last Test15 January 1977 v India
ODI debut (cap 4)23 June 1973 v Young England
Last ODI13 January 1978 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970/71–1978/79Victoria
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI
Matches 8 12
Runs scored 341 221
Batting average 28.41 31.57
100s/50s 1/2 0/1
Top score 104 57*
Catches/stumpings 14/10 9/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 June 2021

Jennings was born in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. After retiring from playing, she was a selector for the Australian women's team for a number of years. She stepped down from the position in February 2013.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Margaret Jennings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Captains who have kept wicket and opened the batting". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. "How many people have captained, kept wicket and opened the batting in the same Test?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. "Jennings steps down from WNSP". Cricket Australia. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

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