Barry Jones (cricketer)
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Barry John Richardson Jones (born 2 November 1955) is a former English cricket
er who played first-class
and List A cricket for Worcestershire
between 1976 and 1980.
Jones made his first-class debut against Oxford University
at The University Parks in late May 1976. Although he made only 10 and 4 from number two in the order,
he was retained for the County Championship
match which immediately followed. In this game, now batting at seven, he did no better, making only 11 and 1.
After this, Jones spent a long period out of the first team, returning only in August when he was given a short run but again made no significant scores.
During the 1977 season, Jones played in the First XI more than at any other time, turning out for 14 first-class and six List A games. In late August he finally made his maiden fifty, hitting 65 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston
.
Wisden
thought he had made "a steady advance" over the summer,
but statistically his season as a whole was disappointing as he averaged
only 16.31 in first-class cricket and 8.80 in the one-day
game.
From 1978 to 1980, Jones was in and out of the Worcestershire side, often getting chances but never managing a really big score. Indeed, he was to score only one half-century in 26 first-class games during that period, an innings of 61 against Oxford University in June 1978.
His most eye-catching achievement came in a Second XI match, when he hit a century in each innings versus Somerset
II in August 1979.
Jones' career in major cricket ended after the 1980 season, though he continued to play minor counties cricket with Shropshire
for a couple of years, and since 2006 he has made numerous appearances for Shropshire's Over-50s team.
Barry is currently an integral member and player of his beloved local club, Knockin & Kinnerley Cricket Club in the Shropshire League. The ambitious club are in the process of erecting a new pavilion, and with one of the best wickets in the County (kindly prepared by Barry himself) the Club are certainly moving forward into 2010 and beyond.
His brother Bryan Jones
made 20 List A appearances for Shropshire and played one Youth Test for England.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and List A cricket for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
between 1976 and 1980.
Jones made his first-class debut against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
at The University Parks in late May 1976. Although he made only 10 and 4 from number two in the order,
he was retained for the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
match which immediately followed. In this game, now batting at seven, he did no better, making only 11 and 1.
After this, Jones spent a long period out of the first team, returning only in August when he was given a short run but again made no significant scores.
During the 1977 season, Jones played in the First XI more than at any other time, turning out for 14 first-class and six List A games. In late August he finally made his maiden fifty, hitting 65 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston
Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...
.
Wisden
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom...
thought he had made "a steady advance" over the summer,
but statistically his season as a whole was disappointing as he averaged
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
only 16.31 in first-class cricket and 8.80 in the one-day
One-day cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket and in a slightly different context as List A cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day, whereas Test and first-class matches can take up to five days to complete...
game.
From 1978 to 1980, Jones was in and out of the Worcestershire side, often getting chances but never managing a really big score. Indeed, he was to score only one half-century in 26 first-class games during that period, an innings of 61 against Oxford University in June 1978.
His most eye-catching achievement came in a Second XI match, when he hit a century in each innings versus Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
II in August 1979.
Jones' career in major cricket ended after the 1980 season, though he continued to play minor counties cricket with Shropshire
Shropshire County Cricket Club
Shropshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Shropshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
for a couple of years, and since 2006 he has made numerous appearances for Shropshire's Over-50s team.
Barry is currently an integral member and player of his beloved local club, Knockin & Kinnerley Cricket Club in the Shropshire League. The ambitious club are in the process of erecting a new pavilion, and with one of the best wickets in the County (kindly prepared by Barry himself) the Club are certainly moving forward into 2010 and beyond.
His brother Bryan Jones
Bryan Jones
John Bryan Richardson Jones is a former English cricketer. Jones was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire....
made 20 List A appearances for Shropshire and played one Youth Test for England.