Trevor Jones (cricketer)
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Archibald Trevor Maxwell Jones (9 April 1920 – 17 June 2005) played first-class
cricket
for Somerset
from 1938 to 1948. He was born at Wells, Somerset
and died at Padstow
, Cornwall
.
Jones was a lower-order right-handed batsman and an occasional leg-spin bowler whose cricket fame rests almost entirely on a single innings played for Somerset when he was just 18 years old.
at Taunton in June 1938 while still at school and in his first innings, batting at No 8, he made 40 and put on 60 with John Barnwell
, the highest stand of the innings. Wisden
reported that he "made some nice strokes". He retained his place in the Somerset side over the next month, but did not make many runs.
In the match against Leicestershire
at Leicester
, Jones batted at No 9 as Somerset made 190 in the first innings, to which Leicestershire replied with 358 to lead by 168 on first innings. When Jones went in, again at No 9, in Somerset's second innings, the score was 123 for seven wickets, still 45 behind. A further wicket fell early on the last morning of the match with the score at 140, still needing 28 to make Leicestershire bat again. But Jones and the wicketkeeper Wally Luckes
then put on a partnership of 146 for the ninth wicket, and when Jones was out for 106, Luckes then went on to add a further 70 runs for the last wicket with Horace Hazell
, enabling Somerset to save the game. The ninth wicket partnership of 146 was a record for Somerset in first-class cricket at the time, though it has been overtaken since. At 18 years and 104 days, Jones was the youngest century-maker in Somerset's history, and though there were few other runs for Jones in the 1938 season, Wisden noted in its 1939 edition that "if able to spare the time he should, with greater experience, develop into a first-class batsman".
That development, however, never materialised. In 1939, Jones played in only one first-class match, scoring 52 in a high-scoring drawn game with Glamorgan
at Newport
. And when cricket resumed after the Second World War, Jones failed to recapture any kind of form, scoring just 66 runs in 12 innings spread between the 1946 and 1948 seasons, with a highest of only 13.
, Cornwall, and he was survived by his wife and a daughter and two sons.
First-class cricket
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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...
for 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...
from 1938 to 1948. He was born at Wells, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
and died at Padstow
Padstow
Padstow is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately five miles northwest of Wadebridge, ten miles northwest of Bodmin and ten miles northeast of Newquay...
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
.
Jones was a lower-order right-handed batsman and an occasional leg-spin bowler whose cricket fame rests almost entirely on a single innings played for Somerset when he was just 18 years old.
Cricket career
Jones made his first-class debut in the match against NottinghamshireNottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
at Taunton in June 1938 while still at school and in his first innings, batting at No 8, he made 40 and put on 60 with John Barnwell
John Barnwell (cricketer)
Charles John Patrick Barnwell, born 23 June 1914 at Stoke-on-Trent and died 4 September 1998, at Fivehead, Somerset, played first-class cricket for Somerset as an amateur player before and after the Second World War....
, the highest stand of the innings. Wisden
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom...
reported that he "made some nice strokes". He retained his place in the Somerset side over the next month, but did not make many runs.
In the match against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
at Leicester
Aylestone Road
Aylestone Road is a cricket stadium in Leicester, England.It was for many years the home to Leicestershire County Cricket Club. It was first used in 1901 after it was decided that Grace Road was too far from the centre of the city...
, Jones batted at No 9 as Somerset made 190 in the first innings, to which Leicestershire replied with 358 to lead by 168 on first innings. When Jones went in, again at No 9, in Somerset's second innings, the score was 123 for seven wickets, still 45 behind. A further wicket fell early on the last morning of the match with the score at 140, still needing 28 to make Leicestershire bat again. But Jones and the wicketkeeper Wally Luckes
Wally Luckes
Walter Thomas "Wally" Luckes, born in Lambeth, London on 1 January 1901 and died at Bridgwater, Somerset on 27 October 1982, was a cricketer who played for Somerset....
then put on a partnership of 146 for the ninth wicket, and when Jones was out for 106, Luckes then went on to add a further 70 runs for the last wicket with Horace Hazell
Horace Hazell
Horace Leslie Hazell was a cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club in English first-class cricket....
, enabling Somerset to save the game. The ninth wicket partnership of 146 was a record for Somerset in first-class cricket at the time, though it has been overtaken since. At 18 years and 104 days, Jones was the youngest century-maker in Somerset's history, and though there were few other runs for Jones in the 1938 season, Wisden noted in its 1939 edition that "if able to spare the time he should, with greater experience, develop into a first-class batsman".
That development, however, never materialised. In 1939, Jones played in only one first-class match, scoring 52 in a high-scoring drawn game with Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
at Newport
Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade is a stadium in the city of Newport, south Wales. Located on the east bank of the River Usk in Newport city centre it is primarily used for rugby matches and is the home ground of Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.-History:...
. And when cricket resumed after the Second World War, Jones failed to recapture any kind of form, scoring just 66 runs in 12 innings spread between the 1946 and 1948 seasons, with a highest of only 13.
After first-class cricket
Jones played in club cricket in Bristol after the Second World War. He was also a successful bridge player. At his death in hospital in Padstow in 2005, he had been living in St MerrynSt Merryn
St Merryn is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, United Kingdom approximately three and a half miles south of the fishing port of Padstow and approximately 11 miles northeast of the coastal resort of Newquay....
, Cornwall, and he was survived by his wife and a daughter and two sons.