 He was born at Taunton, Somerset.Jenkins represented the Somerset Cricket Board in 2 List A matches against Bedfordshire in the 2nd round of the 1999 NatWest Trophy and Staffordshire in the 1st round of the 2000 NatWest Trophy.In his 2 List A matches, he scored 58 runs at a batting average of 29.00, with a high score of 42.