Name:

Jennings, Claude B

Nickname:

Burrows

Date of Birth:

05 Jun 1884

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

East St Kilda

Date Died:

20 Jun 1950

Career:

Test: 1912 - 1912

Teams:

SA (Regional)
Australia (Country)

Claude Burrows Jennings was a right-handed opening batsman and occasional wicket-keeper.

Born in East St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, he represented South Australia from 1902/03 to 1907/08 and Queensland from 1910/11 to 1911/12 in domestic cricket.

In his first-class career, Jennings played 60 matches, scoring 2,453 runs at an average of 25.55, with a highest score of 123.  

Jennings’ international career was brief, featuring in six Test matches for Australia during the 1912 Triangular Tournament in England, a series involving England, Australia, and South Africa. His selection was influenced by a dispute between the Australian Cricket Board of Control and senior players, leading to the omission of six leading players from the tour. 

In his Test career, Jennings scored 107 runs at an average of 17.83, with a top score of 32.

After retiring from cricket following the 1912 tour, Jennings worked for an accountancy firm until 1918 and then setup his own firm. He also served as a British trade representative in South Australia and was the secretary of the Adelaide Chamber of Commerce from 1937 to 1949. 

Jennings passed away on 20 June 1950 in North Adelaide, South Australia.