Richard Jones (English cricketer)

Richard Jones
Personal information
Full name Richard Alan Jones
Born 6 November 1986
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
Nickname Jonah
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2013 Worcestershire (squad no. 25)
2012 Matabeleland Tuskers
2013Warwickshire (loan)
2014– Warwickshire
2014–Leicestershire (loan)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 47 10 7
Runs scored 674 23 14
Batting average 11.62 7.66 14.00
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/0
Top score 62 11* 9
Balls bowled 6,326 333 90
Wickets 140 3 7
Bowling average 30.94 126.66 21.85
5 wickets in innings 5 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 7/115 1/33 5/34
Catches/stumpings 18/– 1/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 June 2014

Richard Alan Jones (born 6 November 1986 in Stourbridge) is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Leicestershire on loan from Warwickshire and at club level for Old Hill.

Jones was educated at The Grange School(now Pedmore Technology College) in Stourbridge and Loughborough University. He played for Worcestershire's Second XI as early as August 2004 (when he was 17) and appeared a number of times for them in 2005 and 2006. He was included on the England Under-19 tour to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in 2005–06.

In late April 2007, after several matches in Worcestershire's pre-season warm-up games, he made his first-class debut against Loughborough UCCE at Worcester, taking four wickets in the match.

Jones signed a loan deal with Warwickshire on 22 August 2013 for the last few weeks of the season.[1] He was signed as cover for injured Chris Wright (cricketer) and Oliver Hannon-Dalby and also England pair Chris Woakes and Boyd Rankin. Unfortunately, Jones was injured in a net session without appearing for Warks.

Jones was released from his Worcester contract on 12 November 2013 to join Warwickshire in a one-year deal.[2]

Soon into his Warwickshire career, Jones was loaned out to Leicestershire on a one-month deal from 13 June 2014.[3] In his debut for Leicester he took an astonishing 5–34 in a NatWest t20 Blast game against Lancashire.[4]

Career best performances

as of 18 June 2014

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 62 Matabeleland Tuskers v Southern Rocks Bulawayo 2012 7–115 Worcestershire v Sussex Hove 2010
LA 11* Worcestershire Royals v Sussex Sharks Worcester 2012 1–25 Worcestershire Royals v Glamorgan Dragons Cardiff 2010
T20 9 Worcestershire Royals v Warwickshire Bears Worcester 2010 5–34 Leicestershire Foxes v Lancashire Lightning Manchester 2014

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