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Jan Brittin, former England women’s cricketer, dies aged 58

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Sep 13, 2017 05:23 PM IST

Jan Brittin, who represented England in 27 Tests and 63 ODIs, was a part of their World Cup winning side in 1993.

Former England cricketer Jan Brittin passed away due to cancer at the age of 58.

Jan Brittin represented England in 27 Tests and 63 ODIs.(Twitter/England Cricket)
Jan Brittin represented England in 27 Tests and 63 ODIs.(Twitter/England Cricket)

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”.

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