Jan Brittin: record-breaking cricketer who advanced the women`s game
(WorldNews Sport)

Jan Brittin, who has died of cancer aged 58, was one of England´s finest woman cricketers, a record-breaking player who represented the country in 63 one-day internationals and 27 Test matches between 1979 and 1998. Clare Connor, director of England Women´s Cricket, said of her: `JB was one of the most quiet and unassuming cricketers you could meet, but she was pure class. In a year when England have again won the World Cup at Lord´s, we should not forget the huge contribution JB made to the...