Katie Jones (cricketer)

Katherine Abigail Jones (born 28 December 2005) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Gloucestershire and Western Storm. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.[1][2]

Katie Jones
Personal information
Full name
Katherine Abigail Jones
Born (2005-12-28) 28 December 2005 (age 18)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentGloucestershire
2022–presentWestern Storm
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 6 17
Runs scored 48 178
Batting average 24.00 17.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 32 40
Catches/stumpings 1/2 4/15
Source: CricketArchive, 22 October 2023

Domestic career edit

Jones made her county debut in 2021, for Gloucestershire against Cornwall.[3] She took two catches and made three stumpings for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[4] She was Gloucestershire's second-leading run-scorer in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 111 runs including 40 from 33 deliveries made against Warwickshire.[5][6] She also took two catches and made two stumpings.[5] She scored 43 runs in four matches in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, as well as making five stumpings.[7]

Jones was named in the Western Storm Academy for 2022.[8] She was named in a matchday squad for the senior team for the first time in September 2022.[9] She was again named in the academy squad for 2023, before being promoted to the senior squad ahead of the season.[10][11] She made her debut for the side on 10 May 2023, against The Blaze in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[12] She played seven matches overall for the side that season, batting three times with a top score of 32.[13][14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Katie Jones". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Katie Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Gloucestershire Women v Cornwall Women, 25 April 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Batting and Fielding for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Gloucestershire Women v Warwickshire Women, 2 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Western Storm name 2022 Regional Academy players". Western Storm. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. ^ "2022 Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy: Thunder v Western Storm". Western Storm. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Western Storm name 2022/23 Regional Academy players". Western Storm. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy Preview: Storm v Diamonds". Western Storm. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  12. ^ "20th Match, Leicester, May 10 2023, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: The Blaze v Western Storm". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

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