Raymond Vernon Jennings (born 9 August 1954) is a former South African

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er. He was one of South Africa's leading

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s during the suspension of the South African national team from international cricket during the

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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

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and

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before beating

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and the

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. At the end of the West Indies tour he was replaced by

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. He coached the Under-19 team in the 2008 World Cup in Malaysia before taking over as coach of the

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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

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owned by the business tycoon

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. 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

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the captain of the side for the second edition of the

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that was to start in South Africa. Under Jennings, Royal Challengers Bangalore had success and made it to the finals of the league facing

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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 and later finishing 3rd on the table.

Personal life

Jennings has a son named Keaton, who has represented

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, Lancashire County Cricket Club, and the

Test side, scoring 112 on debut against India in Mumbai on 8 December 2016.

References

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