Richard Jones (cricketer, born 1916) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Richard Henry Jones
Birth Date:3 November 1916
Birth Place:Redditch, Worcestershire, England
Death Place:Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Warwickshire
Year1:1946
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:32
Bat Avg1:16.00
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:23
Deliveries1:66
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:23 December
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15734.html Cricinfo

Richard Henry Jones (3 November 1916  - 14 July 2004) was an English cricketer. Jones was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Redditch, Worcestershire. He was known later in life as Richard Henry Cartwright-Jones.

Jones made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Somerset at Edgbaston in the 1946 County Championship.[1] Opening the bowling in Somerset's first-innings, he bowled eight wicketless overs, though conceded just 12 runs from them. He opened the batting in Warwickshire's first-innings and was dismissed for 9 runs by Johnny Lawrence, while in Somerset's second-innings he again opened the bowling, bowling three wicketless overs which cost 15 runs. He scored 23 runs in Warwickshire's second-innings, before he was dismissed by Arthur Wellard, with Warwickshire winning by 2 wickets.[2]

He died at Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire on 14 July 2004.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Richard Jones. CricketArchive. 23 December 2011.
  2. Web site: Warwickshire v Somerset, 1946 County Championship. CricketArchive. 23 December 2011.