| Willie Jones | |
| Fullname: | William Edward Jones |
| Birth Date: | 31 October 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Carmarthen, Wales |
| Death Place: | Gloucester, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Club1: | Glamorgan |
| Year1: | 1937 - 1958 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 343 |
| Runs1: | 13,536 |
| Bat Avg1: | 27.12 |
| 100S/50S1: | 11/78 |
| Top Score1: | 212 not out |
| Deliveries1: | 11,750 |
| Wickets1: | 192 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 30.11 |
| Fivefor1: | 3 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/50 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 119/0 |
| Date: | 20 June |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4484/4484.html Cricket Archive |
William Edward Jones (31 October 1916 – 25 July 1996) was a Welsh cricketer active from 1937 to 1958 who played for Glamorgan.
He appeared in 345 first-class matches as a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. He scored 13,536 runs with eleven centuries and took 192 wickets with a best performance of five for 50.
His highest score was 212 not out against Essex in 1948,[1] when he put on 313 for the third wicket with Emrys Davies in three and a quarter hours.[2] 1948 was his most successful season: he hit his only other double-century, 207 against Kent in 245 minutes,[3] and scored 1656 runs in all matches at an average of 40.39,[4] and took 47 wickets at 25.53,[5] to help Glamorgan to their first County Championship.
He also played rugby union as a fly-half, representing Wales in an international match during World War II.[6]
Jones retired from first-class cricket after the 1958 season and became the cricket coach at Dean Close School in Cheltenham.[7]