Ray Jennings

Ray Jennings

Raymond Vernon Jennings (born 9 August 1954 in Vanderbijlpark) is a former South African cricketer. He was one of South Africa's leading wicket-keepers during the apartheid era.

In October 2004 Jennings was appointed coach of the South African national cricket team 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

Read more about Ray Jennings:  Coaching Royal Challengers Bangalore and Creating The Hive

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