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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 the 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 (age 72) Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Right-hand batsman
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Australia (1972–1978)
Test debut (cap 72)	5 February 1972 v New Zealand
Last Test	15 January 1977 v India
ODI debut (cap 4)	23 June 1973 v Young England
Last ODI	13 January 1978 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1970/71–1978/79	Victoria
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

• List of Australia national cricket captains

References

Further reading

External links

• Margaret Jennings at ESPNcricinfo
• Margaret Jennings at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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