394:– but some of his performances already showed he was potentially a leg-spinner of more than ordinary ability. Although he had not reached a half century before the war, 1947 saw him come rapidly to the front as a gutsy middle-order batsman with a full range of leg-side strokes, and the following year he continued this advance as a batsman and, as a bowler, improved so much that he was chosen for the
405:, Jenkins' vicious spin was deadly against slower-footed batsmen on hard South African pitches. Initially an orthodox leg break bowler, around this time Jenkins shifted to a grip akin to a seam bowler, which allowed him such a firm and close grip on the ball. This spin was so strong that it compensated for his lack of a top-spinner, and the fact that his
475:. Jenkins was that season established as an enthusiastic "senior professional" although out of the running for higher representative honours. Apart from one match where he took eleven wickets, however, his skill deserted him in 1957, and Jenkins played only a few games in 1958 before his engagement was not renewed. Nonetheless, after retiring from
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was extremely easy to pick. Although he had neither the quick pace of Wright, or the artfulness of
Hollies, Jenkins' spin and flight were so pronounced he surpassed both in the dry summer of 1949. Despite not playing a Test match, he took more wickets that season than any other bowler, and claimed a
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Throughout his career, Jenkins was noted for his obsessive perfectionism: he would typically begin practising bowling at seven o'clock in the morning, and he was known for always bowling in his cap (though he batted without one). In later years he was a popular and much admired umpire at
Ombersley
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late in June. This injury caused Roly to miss the remainder of the season, including his actual benefit match in the return with
Leicestershire. 1954's very soft pitches were unsuited to him both with bat and ball. However, after a severe attack of
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437:. In the first, he took nine wickets, but conceded almost 300 runs, whist in the second he took only one wicket and conceded 119 runs in just 24 overs on the featherbed
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early in 1955, Jenkins returned to something like his best late that year, whilst in 1956 he took 101 wickets at a better average than ever before, and frequently
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