Fred Alan Jones (23 February 1927 – 14 August 2009) was an English-born Scottish first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.
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| Full name | Fred Alan Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1927 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 2009 (aged 82) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1952 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1961 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1960 | Cheshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962/63–1963/64 | Hyderabad (Pakistan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 February 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jones was born at Macclesfield, where he was educated at The King's School.[1] From there, he went up to Balliol College, Oxford.[1] While at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Worcestershire at Oxford in 1951.[2] Mentioned by The Times as one to watch at the start of both the 1951 and 1952 seasons,[3] Jones was unable to establish himself and played just four first-class matches for Oxford.[2]
After graduating from Oxford, Jones became a schoolmaster. Starting in 1954, he began playing first-class cricket for Scotland, debuting against Derbyshire at Buxton.[2] 1954 also saw Jones making his debut in minor counties cricket for Cheshire, an infrequent association he would maintain until 1960, with four appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1961, making eight appearances.[2]
Jones spent time teaching in Pakistan during the first half of the 1960s.[5] He played first-class cricket as a wicketkeeper-batsman for Hyderabad in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy from 1962 to 1964, making four appearances and captaining the team in his last match.[2][3]
Overall, Jones played in a total of 16 first-class matches, scoring 618 runs at an average of 19.93, with a high score of 88,[1] when he top-scored for Scotland against the touring Indians in 1959.[3]
Jones lived the remainder of his life in Scotland, and died at Edinburgh in August 2009.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Player profile: Alan Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "First-Class Matches played by Alan Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Player profile: Fred Jones". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alan Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Wisden 2010, p. 1669.