Honour for Jan Brittin at The Oval

Brittin, who passed away in 2017, aged 58, after a battle with cancer, remains the leading run-scorer in women's Tests. Her 1935 runs in the format includes five centuries. Having made her debut in 1979, she represented England for 19 years, and top-scored with 48 in the final against New Zealand when they won the World Cup at home in 1993.

Her feats have now been celebrated with a room named after her in the Micky Stewart members’ pavilion, which officially opened on Tuesday, 30 July. This is believed to be the first ground that has a facility named after a female cricketer.

Ebony Rainford-Brent, former England and Surrey player and director of women's cricket at the county, is one of the several players who considers the woman fondly known as 'JB' as her idol. “Jan Brittin was an incredible force in the women’s game both for Surrey and for England. She set records that likely will never be broken, won a World Cup for England and played a vital role in bringing the game into the modern age.

“I am proud that our club is recognising her brilliance and influence in this way and naming a room in one of the ground’s most iconic and historic areas in her honour,” Rainford-Brent said at the event.

"Jan is a Surrey legend,” Richard Thompson, the Surrey chairman, told the Daily Telegraph later. "This is about making sure we don’t forget those legends.”