Richard Jones (English cricketer)

Richard Jones

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Personal information
Full name	Richard Alan Jones
Born	(1986-11-06) 6 November 1986 Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
Nickname	Jonah
Height
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–2013	Worcestershire (squad no. 25)
2012	Matabeleland Tuskers
2013	→ Warwickshire (loan)
2014–	Warwickshire (squad no. 25)
2014	→ Leicestershire (loan)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 49 12 7 Runs scored 720 23 14 Batting average 11.61 7.66 14.00 100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/0 Top score 62 11* 9 Balls bowled 6,626 405 90 Wickets 146 4 7 Bowling average 31.05 117.25 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/– 2/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 5 May 2015

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. 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.

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

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

External links

• Player profile: Richard Jones from ESPNcricinfo
• Statistical summary from CricketArchive