Friday 17th Jan, 2025
LONDON: Former England cricketer Jan Brittin passed away due to cancer at the age of 58.
Brittin, who died on Tuesday, was a part of England’s World Cup-winning side in 1993.
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Brittin was the leading run-scorer and century-maker in Women’s Test cricket with five hundreds in her 27 matches between 1979 and 1998, ESPNcricinfo reported.
The right-hander played 63 ODIs, and top-scored with 48 when England beat New Zealand at Lord’s to win the World Cup.
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Her Test best of 167 came against Australia at Harrogate in 1998 — in the penultimate match of her career — and she opened alongside Charlotte Edwards, who paid tribute on Twitter calling Brittin “her idol”.