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Rory Harry John Jenkins (born 29 June 1970) is a former English cricketer. Jenkins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Leicester and educated at Oundle and Downing College, Cambridge.

Jenkins made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Northamptonshire at Fenner's. In the year of his Cambridge University debut he also played for Devon in 4 Minor Counties Championship matches. From 1990 to 1993, he represented the University in 18 first-class matches, the last of which came against Sussex at the County Ground, Hove. In his 18 first-class matches he scored 123 runs at a batting average of 8.20, with a high score of 20. With the ball he took 24 wickets at a bowling average of 70.29, with a single five wicket haul which gave him best figures of 5/100.

In 1991, he played 4 List A matches for Combined Universities in the 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup, making his List A debut against Gloucestershire and playing his List A match against Northamptonshire. A bowler, Jenkins owing to back injury disappointed with the ball in the one-day format, claiming just a single wicket at an average of 141.00, with best figures of 1/58. Jenkins played for the combined Oxbridge team against the West Indies in 1991 at The Parks taking three wickets.

References

1. Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Rory Jenkins
2. First-Class Matches played by Rory Jenkins
3. First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rory Jenkins
4. First-class Bowling For Each Team by Rory Jenkins
5. List A Matches played by Rory Jenkins
6. List A Bowling For Each Team by Rory Jenkins

• Oxford and Cambridge Universities v West Indians CricketArchive

External links

• Rory Jenkins at Cricinfo
• Rory Jenkins at CricketArchive

• 1970 births
• Living people
• Cricketers from Leicester
• English cricketers
• People educated at Oundle School
• Cambridge University cricketers
• Devon cricketers
• British Universities cricketers