| Barry Jones | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Barry John Richardson Jones |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Shrewsbury, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Worcestershire |
| Year1: | 1976 - 1980 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 46 |
| Runs1: | 1,076 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.79 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 65 |
| Deliveries1: | 0 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 19/0 |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 17 |
| Runs2: | 177 |
| Bat Avg2: | 17.70 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 44 |
| Deliveries2: | 0 |
| Wickets2: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg2: | - |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | N/A |
| Best Bowling2: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 3/0 |
| Date: | 19 November |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30654/30654.html CricketArchive |
Barry John Richardson Jones (born 2 November 1955) is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire between 1976 and 1980.
Jones was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire and educated at Wrekin College.[1]
Jones made his first-class debut against Oxford University at The University Parks in late May 1976. Although he made only 10 and 4 from number two in the order,[2] he was retained for the County Championship match which immediately followed. In this game, now batting at seven, he did no better, making only 11 and 1.[3] After this, Jones spent a long period out of the first team, returning only in August when he was given a short run but again made no significant scores.
During the 1977 season, Jones played in the First XI more than at any other time, turning out for 14 first-class and six List A games. In late August he finally made his maiden fifty, hitting 65 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.[4] Wisden thought he had made "a steady advance" over the summer,[5] but statistically his season as a whole was disappointing as he averaged only 16.31 in first-class cricket and 8.80 in the one-day game.
From 1978 to 1980, Jones was in and out of the Worcestershire side, often getting chances but never managing a really big score. Indeed, he was to score only one half-century in 26 first-class games during that period, an innings of 61 against Oxford University in June 1978.[6] His most eye-catching achievement came in a Second XI match, when he hit a century in each innings versus Somerset II in August 1979.[7]
Jones' career in top-class cricket ended after the 1980 season, and he returned to his family's farm in Shropshire.[8] He played minor counties cricket with Shropshire in 1981 and 1982, and since 2006 he has made numerous appearances for Shropshire's Over-50s team.[9] He has played at club level for Wroxeter.[1]
His brother Bryan Jones made 20 List A appearances for Shropshire and played one Youth Test for England.