JANETTE BRITTIN, who died earlier this week at the age of 58, was the best technical batswoman I ever saw along with Claire Taylor.
Women’s cricket lacked the profile it does today when Jan was in her pomp, but in 1984 I was lucky to see her play in a six-a-side competition in La Manga, Spain, in aid of Ian Botham’s Benefit.
Chaperoned by Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, she wowed all with her neat footwork and deft strokes. She was not patronised, either, the pro cricketers playing in the other teams keen to not let a woman get the better of them. Most memorable was her playing of Phil Ed...