Terry Jenner

Terry Jenner

Personal information
Full name	Terence James Jenner
Born	(1944-09-08)8 September 1944 Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia
Died	25 May 2011(2011-05-25) (aged 66) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Leg break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 248)	27 November 1970 v England
Last Test	28 November 1975 v West Indies
Only ODI (cap 27)	1 January 1975 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1963–1967	Western Australia
1967–1977	South Australia
1971–1972	Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 9 1 131 14 Runs scored 208 12 3,580 156 Batting average 23.11 12.00 22.23 17.33 100s/50s –/1 –/– –/11 –/– Top score 74 12 86 34 Balls bowled 1,881 64 26,802 752 Wickets 24 – 389 19 Bowling average 31.20 – 32.18 24.68 5 wickets in innings 1 – 14 – 10 wickets in match – – 1 – Best bowling 5/90 – 7/84 4/54 Catches/stumpings 5/– –/– 87/– 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 May 2011

Terrence James Jenner (8 September 1944 – 25 May 2011) was an Australian cricketer who played nine Tests and one ODI from 1970 to 1975. He was primarily a leg-spin bowler and was known for his attacking, loopy style of bowling, but he was also a handy lower-order batsman. In his latter years he was a leg-spin coach to many players around the world, and a great influence on Shane Warne. He was also a radio cricket commentator for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Jenner was born in Mount Lawley, Western Australia. He was first selected as an all-rounder in grade cricket in Perth at the age of 17, playing for Mount Lawley. After two years in grade cricket, he was selected to make his debut for Western Australia, primarily as a bowling all-rounder in the 1963–64 season. However, as the WACA Ground was not conducive to spin, and with England left-arm orthodox spinner Tony Lock playing in the team, Jenner rarely appeared in the XI, claiming only 34 wickets in four seasons.

He moved to South Australia in 1967–68, playing at the more spin-friendly Adelaide Oval and became a regular member of the playing team. After three seasons there, he was selected for the 1970 tour to New Zealand, but did not play in the Test matches.

He was finally able to make his debut in the 1970–71 Australian season in the First Test of the 1970-71 Ashes series at Brisbane. He did not however make a large impact, scoring 0 and 2 and taking 2/95, resulting in his immediate dismissal from the team. He was recalled for the Seventh, and final Test of the series at the spin-friendly Sydney Cricket Ground, where took 3/42 as England were dismissed on the first day for 184. In the Australian innings he ducked into a short ball from John Snow. This resulted in crowd trouble which forced English captain Ray Illingworth to evacuate his players from the ground. Jenner returned to bat at 235-8 and made a brave 30, last man out on 264 - giving Australia a lead of 80 runs - and took 1/39 in the second innings, but Australia lost the test and The Ashes.