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Keaton Jennings Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography & More

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Bio
Real NameKeaton Kent Jennings
NicknameNot Known
ProfessionEnglish Cricketer
Physical Stats & More
Heightin centimeters- 183 cm
in meters- 1.83 m
in Feet Inches- 6’
Weight (approx.)in Kilograms- 90 kg
in Pounds- 198 lbs
Body Measurements- Chest: 42 Inches
- Waist: 34 Inches
- Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye ColourHazel Green
Hair ColourBlonde
Cricket
International DebutTest- 8 November 2016 vs India in Mumbai
ODI- N/A
T20- N/A
Coach/MentorRay Jennings (His Father)
Jersey Number#675 (England Test Cap)
#1 (Durham)
Domestic/State TeamsGauteng, Durham
Batting StyleLeft Handed Bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm fast-medium
Nature on fieldCalm
Favourite ShotSweep
Records/Achievements (main ones)• In his very first International Test match, against India, Keyton Jennings scored his maiden Test century (112). Interestingly, he was dropped on 0* by Karun Nair off an Umesh Yadav delivery.
• In 2016, Jennings was named as the County Championship player of the year by the Cricket Writers' Club. Jennings was the leading run-scorer in the competition with 1,548 runs at an average of 64.5 with 7 hundreds, including a double century against Yorkshire.
Career Turning PointHaseeb Hameed, another debutant, was injured during 2016 England tour of India and thus had to be replaced. Hameed's loss became Jenning's gain as the latter took his spot and hit a century on debut.
Personal Life
Date of Birth19 June 1992
Age (as in 2017)25 Years
Birth PlaceJohannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Zodiac sign/Sun signGemini
NationalitySouth African, English
HometownJohannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
SchoolKing Edward VII School, Johannesburg
CollegeN/A (Did not attend)
Educational QualificationsHigh School Graduate
FamilyFather- Raymond Vernon Jennings AKA Ray Jennings (Former South African Cricketer & Coach)
Keaton Jennings father Ray Jennings
Mother- Name Not Known
Brother- Dylan Jennings (Cricketer)
Sister- Not Known
ReligionChristianity
Girls, Family & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known
WifeNot Known
ChildrenDaughter- N/A
Son- N/A

Keaton Jennings Batting

Some Lesser Known facts About Keaton Jennings

  • Does Keaton Jennings smoke: Not Known
  • Does Keaton Jennings drink alcohol: Yes
  • Keaton Jennings is the younger son of former South African Coach, Ray Jennings.
  • Since Keaton’s mother is from Sunderland, he holds dual citizenship of South Africa and England.
  • Keaton first started playing cricket in South Africa; he debuted for Gauteng in 2011. Additionally, he played some youth international cricket for the Proteas before finally heading to England.
  • He was also named the captain of the South Africa U-19 cricket team in 2011.
  • In England, Keaton joined Durham CCC and gave a glimpse of a promising career. In 2016 English County season, he scored 1,548 runs at an average of 64.5 with 7 hundreds and was thus named the County Championship player of the year by the Cricket Writers’ Club.
  • Keaton was also a part of the Durham side, which was eventually defeated by in the finals of the 2016 Natwest T20 Blast. However, his knock of 88 runs was widely appreciated.
  • After spending a mandatory 4-year residency period in England, Keaton was nominated for selection in the national side.