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| Full name | Thomas Babington Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1851 Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 August 1890 (aged 39) Brislington, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1874 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Babington Jones (20 January 1851 – 6 August 1890) was a Welsh cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club.
Life
[edit]Jones was born on 20 January 1851 in Maesteg, Glamorgan.[1] He was educated at Christ College, Brecon and Jesus College, Oxford. He won his "Blue" in 1874, when he played in the university match against Cambridge, scoring 38 runs as a left-handed batsman. He only played first-class cricket in 1874, playing five times for Oxford University and once for "Oxford and Cambridge Past and Present" in that season.[2] He scored 146 runs in those 6 matches (10 innings), at an average of 16.22 with a high score of 40; as a right-arm roundarm bowler, he took 19 wickets at an average of 14.05, with best bowling figures of six wickets for 26 runs. He died on 6 August 1890 in Brislington, Somerset.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Thomas Jones". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ Jenkinson, L W (1994). "Jesus College Cricket Blues". The Jesus College Record: 68–69.
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