Allan Jones (cricketer)
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| Full name | Allan Arthur Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 December 1947 Horley, England |
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| Nickname | Jonah, Buckets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Umpire, formerly bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1980–1981 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Orange Free State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1975 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Northern Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1969 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODIs umpired | 1 (1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 4 April 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allan Arthur Jones (born 9 December 1947 in Horley, Surrey) is an English cricket umpire and a retired cricketer. When he joined Glamorgan in 1980 he became the first cricketer to represent four English first-class counties.
Allan Jones was educated at St John's College, Horsham. A tall right-arm fast-medium bowler and a tail-end right-handed batsman, he represented Sussex (1966-1969), Somerset (1970-1975; Cap 1972), Northern Transvaal (1972/1973), Orange Free State (1976/1977), Middlesex (1976-1979; Cap 1976) and Glamorgan (1980-1981).
In 214 first-class matches, he scored 799 runs (average 5.39, with a personal best of 33 for Middlesex versus Kent at Canterbury in 1978) and took 549 wickets (at an average 28.07, with a personal best of 9 for 51 for Somerset versus Sussex at Hove in 1972).[1] He also took three wickets in four balls for Somerset versus Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1972 and became the first Middlesex bowler to take a hat-trick in limited overs cricket.
He was appointed to the English First-Class Umpires list in 1985 and remained until 2008, when he joined the Indian Cricket League. He stood in one One Day International in 1996.[2]
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References
- ↑ Sussex v Somerset 1972
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