Ray Jennings
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Raymond Vernon Jennings (born 9 August 1954) is a former South African cricketer. He was one of South Africa's leading wicket-keepers during the suspension of the South African national team from international cricket during the apartheid era.[1]
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Full name | Raymond Vernon Jennings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1954-08-09) 9 August 1954 (age 69) Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Keaton Jennings (son) Dylan Jennings (son) Kenneth Jennings (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975/76–1989/90 | Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990/91–1992/93 | Northern Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 8 December 2016 |
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In October 2004 Jennings was appointed coach of South Africa on a short-term contract, he had previously coached South Africa A.[2] Under Jennings, South Africa played four Test series, losing to India and England before beating Zimbabwe and the West Indies. At the end of the West Indies tour he was replaced by Mickey Arthur.[3]
He coached the Under-19 team in the 2008 World Cup in Malaysia before taking over as coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the second season of the IPL.