Country: | England |
Fullname: | Robin Owen Jones |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1973 |
Birth Place: | Crewe, Cheshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
Family: | Garri Jones (brother) |
Club1: | Middlesex Cricket Board |
Year1: | 1999–2000 |
Club2: | Cambridge University |
Year2: | 1996–1997 |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | FC |
Matches1: | 16 |
Runs1: | 530 |
Bat Avg1: | 25.23 |
100S/50S1: | –/4 |
Top Score1: | 61 |
Deliveries1: | 2,006 |
Wickets1: | 18 |
Bowl Avg1: | 68.88 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 3/116 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
Column2: | LA |
Matches2: | 3 |
Runs2: | 10 |
Bat Avg2: | 3.33 |
100S/50S2: | –/– |
Top Score2: | 5 |
Deliveries2: | 36 |
Wickets2: | 4 |
Bowl Avg2: | 9.50 |
Fivefor2: | – |
Tenfor2: | – |
Best Bowling2: | 3/24 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | –/– |
Date: | 19 November |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15553.html Cricinfo |
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.
Jones attended Millfield School. He studied at Durham University before moving on to Cambridge.[1]
Jones 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]
His brother, Garri, also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University.