| Jan Brittin | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Janette Ann Brittin |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England |
| Death Place: | Sussex, England |
| Country: | England |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 1979–1998 |
| Testdebutdate: | 16 June |
| Testdebutyear: | 1979 |
| Testdebutagainst: | West Indies |
| Testcap: | 82 |
| Lasttestdate: | 21 August |
| Lasttestyear: | 1998 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Australia |
| Odidebutdate: | 6 June |
| Odidebutyear: | 1979 |
| Odidebutagainst: | West Indies |
| Odicap: | 25 |
| Lastodidate: | 18 July |
| Lastodiyear: | 1998 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Australia |
| Club1: | Sussex |
| Club2: | Surrey |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | WTest |
| Matches1: | 27 |
| Runs1: | 1,935 |
| Bat Avg1: | 49.61 |
| 100S/50S1: | 5/11 |
| Top Score1: | 167 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,188 |
| Wickets1: | 9 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 46.11 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/15 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 12/– |
| Column2: | WODI |
| Matches2: | 63 |
| Runs2: | 2,120 |
| Bat Avg2: | 42.42 |
| 100S/50S2: | 5/8 |
| Top Score2: | 138 |
| Deliveries2: | 296 |
| Wickets2: | 8 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 23.75 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/16 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 26/– |
| Column3: | WFC |
| Matches3: | 43 |
| Runs3: | 2,878 |
| Bat Avg3: | 43.60 |
| 100S/50S3: | 7/16 |
| Top Score3: | 167 |
| Deliveries3: | 1,902 |
| Wickets3: | 28 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 26.71 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 4/16 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 23/– |
| Column4: | WLA |
| Matches4: | 135 |
| Runs4: | 4,905 |
| Bat Avg4: | 46.71 |
| 100S/50S4: | 6/29 |
| Top Score4: | 138 |
| Deliveries4: | 1,191 |
| Wickets4: | 33 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 20.33 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 3/5 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 62/– |
| Date: | 28 February 2021 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5601/5601.html CricketArchive |
Janette Ann Brittin (4 July 1959 – 11 September 2017) 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]
Brittin was part of the England team that triumphed in the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1999 Birthday Honours for services to women's cricket.[4]
One of England's most successful batters, her total of 1,935 runs is a Test record, as are her five Test centuries.[5] [6] She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for England.[7] Brittin holds the record for taking the most catches, 19, in Women's Cricket World Cup history.[8]
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!"[9]
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.[10] [11] In November 2021, she was inducted to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[12]