Jones Gifford Nash (22 January 1812 – 19 April 1877) was an English first-class cricketer.

Jones Nash
Personal information
Full name
Jones Gifford Nash
Born22 January 1812
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire,
England
Died19 April 1877(1877-04-19) (aged 65)
Kentish Town, London, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown-arm underarm slow
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 31
Batting average 5.16
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16
Balls bowled 311
Wickets 34
Bowling average 17.50
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/?
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2019

Nash made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent at Canterbury in 1847. He made five further first-class appearances for the Gentlemen of England from 1848–53, all against the Gentlemen of Kent.[1] Playing as a slow underarm bowler, Nash took 34 wickets at an average of 17.50. He took five wickets in an innings on two occasions and took ten wickets in a match once.[2] By profession he was a brewer, wine and spirits merchant and was a partner in the business Hawkes, Nash, and Co.[3] He died at Kentish Town in April 1877.

References edit

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Jones Nash". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Jones Nash". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ^ "No. 20821". The London Gazette. 4 February 1848. p. 391.

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