Robin Owen Jones (born 4 October 1973) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Crewe, Cheshire.
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| Full name | Robin Owen Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1973 Crewe, Cheshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Garri Jones (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999–2000 | Middlesex Cricket Board | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal
editJones attended Millfield School. He studied at Durham University before moving on to Cambridge.[1]
Career
editJones made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Glamorgan in 1996. From 1996 to 1997, he represented the University in 16 first-class matches, the last of which came against Oxford University.[2] In his 16 first-class matches for the University, he scored 530 runs at a batting average of 25.23, with 4 half centuries and a high score of 61. In the field he took 8 catches.[3] With the ball he took 18 wickets at an expensive bowling average of 68.88, with best figures of 3/116.[4]
In 1999, he made his List A debut for the Middlesex Cricket Board against Cumberland in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. He played 2 further List A matches for the Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy against Wiltshire and Sussex.[5] In his 2 List A matches, he scored 10 runs at an average of 3.33, with a high score of 5.[6] With the ball he took 4 wickets at an average of 9.50, with best figures of 3/54.[7]
Family
editHis brother, Garri, also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University.
References
edit- ^ "Teams Robin Jones played for". The Cricketer. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ First-Class Matches played by Robin Jones
- ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robin Jones
- ^ First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robin Jones
- ^ List A Matches played by Robin Jones
- ^ List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robin Jones
- ^ List A Bowling For Each Team by Robin Jones
External links
edit- Robin Jones at Cricinfo
- Robin Jones at CricketArchive