Jim Jones (cricketer)

James Frederick Jones (18 December 1931 – 1 July 1998) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington and Central Districts from 1950 to 1957.[1]

Jim Jones
Jim Jones in 1950
Personal information
Full nameJames Frederick Jones
Born(1931-12-18)18 December 1931
Wellington, New Zealand
Died1 July 1998(1998-07-01) (aged 66)
Napier, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950-51 to 1953-54Wellington
1954-55 to 1956-57Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 75
Batting average 7.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 16*
Balls bowled 1677
Wickets 32
Bowling average 21.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/39
Catches/stumpings 4/0
Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2019

A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Jim Jones twice took his best first-class figures of 4 for 39. In 1950-51, in his second match, he took 2 for 24 and 4 for 39 in Wellington's victory over Auckland.[2] In 1953-54, in his first match for Central Districts, he took 4 for 55 and 4 for 39 in a drawn match against Wellington.[3]

References

  1. "Jim Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. "Wellington v Auckland 1950-51". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. "Wellington v Central Districts 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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