Bryan Jones (cricketer)

John Bryan Richardson Jones (born 21 May 1961) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and educated at Wrekin College.[1]

Bryan Jones
Personal information
Full name
John Bryan Richardson Jones
Born (1961-05-21) 21 May 1961 (age 63)
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsBarry Jones (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1981–2002Shropshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 20
Runs scored 502
Batting average 25.10
100s/50s –/3
Top score 85
Balls bowled 52
Wickets 3
Bowling average 17.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/20
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2011

Jones made a single appearance for England Young Cricketers against the West Indies Young Cricketers in 1980.[2] He made his debut for Shropshire in the 1981 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Jones played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1981 to 2002, which included 116 Minor Counties Championship appearances[3] and 39 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[4] He made his List A debut against Somerset in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. He made 19 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Buckinghamshire in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was held in 2002.[5] In his 20 List A matches, he scored 502 runs at an average of 25.10.[6] He made 3 half centuries, with a high score of 83 against Hampshire in the 1988 NatWest Trophy.[7] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at an average of 17.00, with a high score of 3/20.[8]

Jones served as club captain of Shropshire in 1998 and also played club cricket for Shrewsbury and Wroxeter.[1]

His brother, Barry, played first-class cricket for Worcestershire.

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 35. ISBN 1-902171-17-9. Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  2. ^ "Youth Test Matches played by Bryan Jones". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Bryan Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Bryan Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  5. ^ "List A Matches played by Bryan Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  6. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bryan Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Shropshire v Hampshire, 1988 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  8. ^ "ListA Bowling For Each Team by Bryan Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
edit