Robin Jones (cricketer)

For other uses, see Robin Jones (disambiguation).

Robin Owen Jones (born 4 October 1973) is a former English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Crewe, Cheshire.

Robin Jones

Personal information
Full name	Robin Owen Jones
Born	(1973-10-04) 4 October 1973 (age 51) Crewe, Cheshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Relations	Garri Jones (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999–2000	Middlesex Cricket Board
1996–1997	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 16 3 Runs scored 530 10 Batting average 25.23 3.33 100s/50s –/4 –/– Top score 61 5 Balls bowled 2,006 36 Wickets 18 4 Bowling average 68.88 9.50 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 3/116 3/24 Catches/stumpings 8/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2010

Personal

Jones attended Millfield School. He studied at Durham University before moving on to Cambridge.^[1]

Career

Jones made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Glamorgan in 1996. From 1996 to 1997, he represented the University in 16 first-class matches, the last of which came against Oxford University.^[2] In his 16 first-class matches for the University, he scored 530 runs at a batting average of 25.23, with 4 half centuries and a high score of 61. In the field he took 8 catches.^[3] With the ball he took 18 wickets at an expensive bowling average of 68.88, with best figures of 3/116.^[4]

In 1999, he made his List A debut for the Middlesex Cricket Board against Cumberland in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. He played 2 further List A matches for the Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy against Wiltshire and Sussex.^[5] In his 2 List A matches, he scored 10 runs at an average of 3.33, with a high score of 5.^[6] With the ball he took 4 wickets at an average of 9.50, with best figures of 3/54.^[7]

Family

His brother, Garri, also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University.

References

1. "Teams Robin Jones played for". The Cricketer. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
2. First-Class Matches played by Robin Jones
3. First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robin Jones
4. First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robin Jones
5. List A Matches played by Robin Jones
6. List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robin Jones
7. List A Bowling For Each Team by Robin Jones

External links

• Robin Jones at Cricinfo
• Robin Jones at CricketArchive