OTD | Jan Brittin was born in 1959

Jan Brittin was an England all-rounder born on July 4, 1959 at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. She lived in Chessington, Surrey, and represented her schools at athletics. Brittin represented England in 27 Tests and 63 ODIs from 1979 to 1998. She played for Sussex and Surrey in the domestic circuit.

She was a part of the England team that emerged victorious in the 1993 Women’s Cricket World Cup. Brittin was honoured as Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1999 Birthday Honours for her tremendous services to women’s cricket.

The right-handed batter was also a triple international, playing indoor hockey and indoor cricket apart from cricket. She was a fantastic fielder, who used to stop by putting in dives. After calling time on his cricketing career in 1998, she ventured into teaching, and also coached at Surrey County Cricket Club.

Brittin made her ODI debut on June 6, 1979 against the West Indies. Meanwhile, her Test debut came versus the same team 10 days later. She played her last Test and last ODI against Australia in July 1998.

The legendary cricketer scored 1935 runs at a staggering average of 49.61 in Test cricket. Meanwhile, in the ODI format, she amassed 2121 runs at an average of 42.42. She registered 19 half-centuries and 10 centuries across the two formats. Brittin picked up nine wickets in Tests and eight in ODIs.

Brittin passed away on September 11, 2017, at the age of 58 due to cancer. In July 2019, Surrey County Cricket Club paid homage to her by naming a room in the members’ pavilion. She was posthumously inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2021. She will be remembered for her consistency as a batter and her exceptional athleticism as a fielder.

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