Hannah Jones (Surrey cricketer) explained

Hannah Jones
Female:true
Fullname:Hannah Violet Jones
Birth Date:21 July 1999
Birth Place:Surrey, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Role:All-rounder
Club1:Surrey
Year1:2012–2021
Club2:Surrey Stars
Year2:2017–2019
Club3:South East Stars
Year3:2020–2021
Columns:2
Column1:WLA
Matches1:54
Runs1:621
Bat Avg1:13.80
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:39
Deliveries1:1,718
Wickets1:54
Bowl Avg1:22.09
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/31
Catches/Stumpings1:26/–
Column2:WT20
Matches2:59
Runs2:527
Bat Avg2:14.24
100S/50S2:0/1
Top Score2:50
Deliveries2:843
Wickets2:45
Bowl Avg2:18.48
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/8
Catches/Stumpings2:7/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/870/870885/870885.html CricketArchive
Date:18 March
Year:2022

Hannah Violet Jones (born 21 July 1999) is an English cricketer who plays as an all-rounder, bowling right-arm off break and batting right-handed. She has played for Surrey, Surrey Stars and South East Stars.[1] [2] In 2022, it was announced that Jones was taking a break from cricket for the upcoming season, but was not formally retiring.[3]

Early life

Jones was born on 21 July 1999 in Surrey.[2] She is also a qualified cricket coach.[4] She works as a personal trainer.[3]

Domestic career

Jones made her county debut in 2012, for Surrey against Sussex.[5] She hit her maiden county half-century a season later, scoring 50 against Hertfordshire.[6] She was Surrey's second-highest wicket-taker in the 2016 Women's County Championship, with 13 wickets including two four-wicket hauls.[7] [8] She became captain of Surrey during the 2018 season, and captained them to their first London Cup victory over Middlesex in 2020.[9] [10] She played six matches for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking six wickets at an average of 17.33.[11]

Jones also played for Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2017 and 2019. She played eight matches across the three seasons, including the semi-final in 2017. She only bowled in one match, however, taking 2/24 from two overs against Lancashire Thunder in 2019.[2] [12] [13]

In 2020, Jones played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, scoring 74 runs and taking 7 wickets at an average of 33.14.[14] In 2021, Jones was named in the squads for South East Stars and London Spirit, but did not play due to injury.[15]

In March 2022, it was announced that Jones was stepping away from cricket for the upcoming season in order to focus on her career as a personal trainer, although she was not formally retiring.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Hannah Jones. ESPNcricinfo. 21 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Hannah Jones. CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  3. Web site: AYLISH CRANSTONE NAMED NEW SURREY WOMEN CAPTAIN . Kia Oval . 18 March 2022 . 18 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Surrey Star becomes one of the youngest female coaches in UK!. Surrey Cricket Foundation. 21 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Surrey Women v Sussex Women, 30 July 2012. CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Hertfordshire Women v Surrey Women, 22 July 2013. CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Bowling for Surrey Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016. CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Women's List A Matches played by Hannah Jones. CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  9. Web site: Hannah Jones . Surrey Cricket . 21 March 2021.
  10. News: Surrey beat Middlesex to win London Cup as women's cricket returns . BBC Sport . 21 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021. CricketArchive. 30 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Lancashire Thunder v Surrey Stars, 28 August 2019. CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  13. Web site: Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Hannah Jones. CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  14. Web site: Bowling for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020. CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  15. Web site: Hannah Jones Pulls Out of The Hundred. 15 July 2021 . The Kia Oval . 15 July 2021.