Chris Jones (cricketer)

Chris Jones

Personal information

Full name

Christopher Robert Jones

Born

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Right arm off break

Role

Batsman

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2008–14

2010–14

Somerset (squad no. 14)

2011–13

FC debut

7 September 2010 Somerset v Lancashire

Last FC

12 July 2014 Somerset v Northamptonshire

LA debut

29 August 2011 Somerset v Essex

Last LA

27 August 2012 Somerset v Surrey

Career statistics

Competition	FC	LA	T20
Matches	37	5	13
Runs scored	1,285	126	217
Batting average	22.15	42.00	19.72
100s/50s	1/9	0/0	0/1
Top score	130	45*	53*
Balls bowled	12	–	–
Wickets	1	–	–
Bowling average	17.00	–	–
5 wickets in innings	0	–	–
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	1/17	–	–
Catches/stumpings	22/–	0/–	6/–

Source: Cricket Archive, 6 August 2014

Christopher Robert Jones (born 5 November 1990) is a former English cricketer who played for Somerset, who made his County Championship debut in 2010 as a replacement for Craig Kieswetter.^[1] He was born in Harold Wood in Havering but moved to Dorset at a young age.

He was educated at Broadstone Middle School and Poole Grammar School before moving on to Durham University to read Economics. He graduated from Durham with a first-class degree in June 2013. ^[2] He has played first-class cricket with Durham MCCU and was awarded the university's 'sportsman of the year' award in 2011.^[3] Jones was called into the Somerset team for a tour match against Australia in July 2013, hitting his first first-class century. ^[2]

On 15 August 2014, Jones announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the end of the 2014 season to pursue a career outside of the game.^[4]

References

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