Raymond Vernon Jennings (born 9 August 1954) is a former South African
cricket
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er. He was one of South Africa's leading
wicket-keepers during
the suspension of the
South African national team
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Etymology
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from international cricket during the
apartheid era.
In October 2004 Jennings was appointed coach of South Africa on a short-term contract, he had previously coached South Africa A. 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.
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.
Coaching Royal Challengers Bangalore
Late in 2008 Jennings took over as head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team in the
Indian Premier League owned by the business tycoon
Vijay Mallya. He was now heading a unit that experienced a forgettable
IPL 2008 after finishing 7th on the log among the 8 competing teams. Jennings brought the team together by making
Anil Kumble the captain of the side for the second edition of the
IPL that was to start in South Africa. Under Jennings, Royal Challengers Bangalore had success and made it to the finals of the league facing
Deccan Chargers in 2009. This was a big turn around for the franchise and the team who had a bad run the previous season. The same year, Royal Challengers Bangalore also qualified for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20. In 2010, the team made it to the semi-finals losing to
Mumbai Indians
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and later finishing 3rd on the table.
Personal life
Jennings has a son named
Keaton, who has represented
Durham, Lancashire County Cricket Club, and the
England Test side, scoring 112 on debut against India in Mumbai on 8 December 2016.
References
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Living people
1954 births
South African cricketers
Alumni of King Edward VII School (Johannesburg)
South African cricket coaches
Coaches of the South Africa national cricket team
Indian Premier League coaches
Wicket-keepers