Jan Brittin

Janette Ann Brittin MBE (4 July 1959 – 11 September 2017), known as Jan Brittin, was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in 27 Tests and 63 ODIs for England between 1979 and 1998. She played domestic cricket for Sussex and Surrey.[1][2][3]

Jan Brittin
MBE
Personal information
Full nameJanette Ann Brittin
Born(1959-07-04)4 July 1959
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died11 September 2017(2017-09-11) (aged 58)
Sussex, England
BattingRight-hand
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 82)16 June 1979 v West Indies
Last Test21 August 1998 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 25)6 June 1979 v West Indies
Last ODI18 July 1998 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978–1980Sussex
1981–1997Surrey
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 27 63 43 135
Runs scored 1,935 2,120 2,878 4,905
Batting average 49.61 42.42 43.60 46.71
100s/50s 5/11 5/8 7/16 6/29
Top score 167 138* 167 138*
Balls bowled 1,188 296 1,902 1,191
Wickets 9 8 28 33
Bowling average 46.11 23.75 26.71 20.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/15 3/16 4/16 3/5
Catches/stumpings 12/– 26/- 23/- 62/-
Source: CricketArchive, 28 February 2021

One of England's most successful batters, her total of 1,935 runs is a Test record, as are her five Test centuries.[4][5] She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for England.[6] Brittin holds the record for taking the most catches, 19, in Women's Cricket World Cup history.[7]

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!"[8]

After retiring from the game in 1998 she became a teacher, but also coached at Surrey County Cricket Club. She died of cancer aged 58.[1] In July 2019, Surrey County Cricket Club named a room in the members' pavilion in her honour.[9][10] In November 2021, she was inducted to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[11]

International centuries

Test centuries
Jan Brittin's Test centuries[12]
# Runs Match Opponents City/Country Venue Year
1 144* 4  New Zealand Leeds, England Headingley 1984[13]
2 112 7  Australia Perth, Australia WACA Ground 1984[14]
3 125 13  India Worcester, England New Road 1986[15]
4 146 25  Australia Guildford, England The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road 1998[16]
5 167 26  Australia Harrogate, England St George's Road Cricket Ground 1998[17]

One Day International centuries
Jan Brittin's One Day International centuries[18]
# Runs Match Opponents City/Country Venue Year
1 138* 4 International XI Hamilton, New Zealand Seddon Park 1982[19]
2 101 14  New Zealand Hastings, England Priory Meadow 1984[20]
3 104 38  Denmark Banstead, England Recreation Ground 1993[21]
4 100 41  India Finchampstead, England Memorial Ground 1993[22]
5 138 55  Pakistan Vijayawada, India Indira Gandhi Stadium 1997[23]

See also

References
  1. Mason, Peter (19 September 2017). "Jan Brittin obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. "In Memoriam 2017". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. "Player Profile:Jan Brittin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. Most runs in Women's Test matches, Cricinfo, Retrieved on 6 November 2007
  5. Most hundreds in Women's Test matches, Cricinfo, Retrieved on 6 November 2007
  6. "Pathmakers – First to 1000 ODI runs from each country". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  7. "Cricket Records | Records | Women's World Cup | Most catches | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  8. Nicholson, Raf (30 July 2019). "Janette Brittin finally given credit her genius deserves as Surrey pay homage to one of English cricket's greats". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  9. "Janette Brittin Room Officially Opened". Surrey Cricket. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  10. "Honour for Jan Brittin at The Oval". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. "Janette Brittin, Mahela Jayawardene and Shaun Pollock inducted into ICC Hall of Fame". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. "All-round records | Women's Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com – Janette Brittin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  13. "Full Scorecard of NZ Women vs ENG Women 1st Test 1984 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  14. "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs AUS Women 1st Test 1984/85 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  15. "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs IND Women 3rd Test 1986 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  16. "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs AUS Women 1st Test 1998 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  17. "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs ENG Women 2nd Test 1998 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  18. "All-round records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com – Janette Brittin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  19. "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs Int XI Women 5th Match 1981/82 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  20. "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs NZ Women 1st ODI 1984 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  21. "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs Denmk Women 2nd Match 1993 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  22. "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs IND Women 15th Match 1993 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  23. "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs PAK Women 10th Match 1997/98 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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