On the cricket field, Oscar Jenkins was a formidable all-rounder. The former Melbourne Grammar student’s teammates were shocked to learn he had been captured by Russians on a Ukrainian battlefield.
On the cricket field, Oscar Jenkins was “your typical Aussie”, his former Melbourne teammates say: a formidable all-rounder, easy to chat to – though perhaps more deeply thinking than most.
Matt Gobbo played cricket with Jenkins for years and hadn’t heard about his friend’s efforts in Ukraine until the start of this year.AdvertisementMaurice Clayton played cricket with Jenkins for more than a decade. He said Jenkins would often help out coaching juniors at the prominent Melbourne club. “He’s your typical Aussie cricket boy – he helped us win that premiership. He’s maybe a bit smarter than average, more deep thinking. Thoughtful.Jenkins studied biomedical sciences at Monash and had been working as a lecturer at Tianjin college in China.
“He was a very academic, terrific young man,” he said. “He was just a lovely kid to have in the class. Very, very well behaved.”Loading Ukrainian-born Kateryna Argyrou, who runs the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, said the video of Jenkins’ capture brought her to tears on Monday morning.
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