Thomas Babington Jones Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Thomas Babington Jones
Birth Date:20 January 1851
Birth Place:Maesteg, Glamorgan,
Wales
Death Place:Brislington, Somerset,
England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm roundarm medium
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1874
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:6
Runs1:146
Bat Avg1:16.22
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:40
Deliveries1:706
Wickets1:19
Bowl Avg1:14.05
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:6/26
Catches/Stumpings1:6/ -
Date:6 August
Year:2012
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15738.html Cricinfo

Thomas Babington Jones (20 January 1851 – 6 August 1890) was a Welsh cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club.

Life

Jones was born on 20 January 1851 in Maesteg, Glamorgan. He was educated at Christ College, Brecon and Jesus College, Oxford. He won his "Blue" in 1874, when he played in the university match against Cambridge, scoring 38 runs as a left-handed batsman. He only played first-class cricket in 1874, playing five times for Oxford University and once for "Oxford and Cambridge Past and Present" in that season.[1] He scored 146 runs in those 6 matches (10 innings), at an average of 16.22 with a high score of 40; as a right-arm roundarm bowler, he took 19 wickets at an average of 14.05, with best bowling figures of six wickets for 26 runs. He died on 6 August 1890 in Brislington, Somerset.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Jesus College Cricket Blues. The Jesus College Record. 1994. Jenkinson. L W. 68 - 69.
  2. Web site: Thomas Jones. ESPNcricinfo. 20 May 2008.