David Jones (9 April 1914 – 28 July 1998) was an English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman with a bowling style of fast medium. He was born at Hodthorpe, Bolsover, Derbyshire.[1]
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| Full name | David Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1914 Hodthorpe, Bolsover, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 July 1998 (aged 84) Scarborough, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Fast medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935–1939 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jones made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire in 1935 County Championship. He made 23 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 1939 County Championship.[2] In his 24 first-class appearances, he scored 594 runs at an average of 18.00, with a high score of 60.[3] This score, which was one of two fifties he made, came against Worcestershire in 1938.[4] He took a single first-class wicket, that of Somerset captain Bunty Longrigg.[5]
He died at Scarborough, Yorkshire on 28 July 1998.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "David Jones". www.trentbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, 1938 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Somerset v Nottinghamshire, 1938 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
External links
edit- David Jones at ESPNcricinfo
- David Jones at CricketArchive