Jefferson Harcourt Jones (born 6 January 1954) is a Barbadian

Barbadian people

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 born former English

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 cricketer

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. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium

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. He was born at Christ Church, Barbados

Barbados

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Jones made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Berkshire

Berkshire County Cricket Club

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 in 1972 against Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire County Cricket Club

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. From 1972 to 1994, he represented the county in 161 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came in the 1994 Championship when Berkshire played Wiltshire

Wiltshire County Cricket Club

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. Jones also played in the MCCA Knockout Trophy

MCCA Knockout Trophy

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 for Berkshire. His debut in that competition came in 1983 when Berkshire played Norfolk

Norfolk County Cricket Club

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. From 1983 to 1992, he represented the county in 13 Trophy matches, the last of which came when Berkshire played Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club

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 in the 1992 MCCA Knockout Trophy.

Additionally, he also played List-A matches for Berkshire. His List-A debut for the county came against Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire County Cricket Club

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 in the 1976 Gillette Cup

1976 Gillette Cup

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. From 1976 to 1992, he represented the county in 11 List-A matches, with his final List-A match coming in the 1992 NatWest Trophy

1992 NatWest Trophy

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 when Berkshire played Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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 at the County Ground, Derby. In his 11 matches, he took 15 wickets at a bowling average

Bowling average

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 of 35.60, with best figures of 4/35.

External links

• Jefferson Jones at Cricinfo
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• Jefferson Jones at CricketArchive
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