Jen Laycock Profile

1st X1 Player Profile 2012

Name:  Jen Laycock 

Cricket Club:  Rishton Cricket Club; Darwen Women

Cricketing Honours:

1st X1 captain    2011/2012

Super Fours 2004

Junior Super Fours - North Captain 2003/2004

 Oxford UCCE Women

Favourite Cricket Ground:  St Annes CC / Wigan CC

Roles –Top order batter/ Off spin bowler 

Who has made the biggest impact on your cricket so far:  John Rain - coach in my early County years. Pete Rutherford - age group squads and 1 to 1 coach. 

Your best performance: 65 vs Worcestershire 1st X1

79 vs Warwickshire U19s 2007

80* vs Cumbria U17s 200

5 for 9 vs Hampshire 1st X1 2010

What you made start playing cricket:   Moved near to Read CC, pestered my dad to allow me to join the boys training on a friday evening at the age of 9. I spent many a weekend watching the 1st X1 play and picked up the rules from the 'top bankers'.

Goals for 2012 season:  To have a bowling economy of 3, Be one of the top wicket takers, Develop key batting partnerships to allow us to win games. 

Long term goals:  To captain Lancashire to promotion to division 1 and continue to guide younger players into the 1st X1

Other sports: Hockey