In making his debut for Sussex County Cricket Club, the 19-year-old Islander is believed to have become the first Jersey player to feature in a first-class game. And, although the match is far from over, it has already been a debut to remember.
With his team struggling, at 90-4 on the first day of a four-day encounter against South Africa A, Jenner marched to the crease at Arundel yesterday and scored a memorable half-century. He was eventually caught at long leg having scored 68 runs, including nine boundaries, from 114 deliveries.
‘I went in on a hat-trick ball just before lunch and was 0 not out at lunch, which was very nervy,’ said the Old Victorian. ‘But I returned after the break and played well, absorbed a lot of balls but it was what was needed from a sticky situation.’
Full story in Thursday’s JEP.
