Percy Twentyman-Jones
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Percy Sydney Twentyman-Jones (13 September 1876, Beaufort
– 8 March 1954, Cape Town
) was a South Africa
n sportsman who played international cricket
in one Test
in 1902, and international rugby union
in three Tests in 1896.
Twentyman-Jones played for Western Province from 1898 to 1905 as a right-handed batsman. He scored 33 and 50 (out of a total of just 80) against the touring Australian cricket team
on a bad pitch and was picked for the third Test match
at Cape Town
. But he was dismissed without scoring in both innings.
Twentyman-Jones also played rugby union for Western Province
and South Africa
as a wing. He played in three international matches for his country, all part of the 1896 British Isles tour of South Africa
. Twentyman-Jones scored his first and only international try
in the Third Test at Kimberley, though the South Africans lost the game 3-9. His final international was the Final Test of the tour, which saw the very first South African international victory, beating the tourists 5-0.
Qualifying as a lawyer in 1898, Twentyman-Jones was appointed a judge in 1926 and had a prominent career in criminal cases. He was also a prominent sports administrator. His daughter passed his legal and other papers to the University of Cape Town Library in 1976: they include photographs of South African cricket teams from the 1880s and later.
Beaufort West Local Municipality
Beaufort West Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2001, the population is 37,107. Its municipality code is WC053.- Government :The mayor of the municipality is currently vacant...
– 8 March 1954, Cape Town
Cape Town
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) was a South Africa
South Africa
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n sportsman who played international cricket
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...
in one Test
Test cricket
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in 1902, and international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
in three Tests in 1896.
Twentyman-Jones played for Western Province from 1898 to 1905 as a right-handed batsman. He scored 33 and 50 (out of a total of just 80) against the touring Australian cricket team
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
on a bad pitch and was picked for the third Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
at Cape Town
Newlands Cricket Ground
Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town is a South African cricket ground. It's the home of the Cape Cobras, who play in the SuperSport Series, MTN Domestic Championship and Standard Bank Pro20 competitions. It is also a venue for Test matches. Newlands is regarded as one of the most beautiful cricket...
. But he was dismissed without scoring in both innings.
Twentyman-Jones also played rugby union for Western Province
Western Province (rugby team)
DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team...
and South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
as a wing. He played in three international matches for his country, all part of the 1896 British Isles tour of South Africa
1896 British Lions tour to South Africa
1896 British Isles tour to South Africa was a rugby union tour undertaken by the British Isles, one of the first British and Irish Lions tours. The team toured South Africa for the second time in 1896. Between July 11 and September 5, they played 21 games, including four tests against South Africa...
. Twentyman-Jones scored his first and only international try
Try
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
in the Third Test at Kimberley, though the South Africans lost the game 3-9. His final international was the Final Test of the tour, which saw the very first South African international victory, beating the tourists 5-0.
Qualifying as a lawyer in 1898, Twentyman-Jones was appointed a judge in 1926 and had a prominent career in criminal cases. He was also a prominent sports administrator. His daughter passed his legal and other papers to the University of Cape Town Library in 1976: they include photographs of South African cricket teams from the 1880s and later.