Allan Jones (cricketer)

Allan Jones
Personal information
Full name
Allan Arthur Jones
Born (1947-12-09) 9 December 1947 (age 76)
Horley, Surrey, England
NicknameJonah, Buckets
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1966–1969Sussex
1970–1975Somerset
1972/73Northern Transvaal
1976–1979Middlesex
1976/77Orange Free State
1980–1981Glamorgan
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired1 (1996)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 214 192
Runs scored 799 155
Batting average 5.39 3.69
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 33 18*
Balls bowled 29,971 9,009
Wickets 549 286
Bowling average 28.07 20.41
5 wickets in innings 23 5
10 wickets in match 3 0
Best bowling 9/51 6/34
Catches/stumpings 50/– 24/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 April 2009

Allan Arthur Jones (born 9 December 1947) is an English cricket umpire and a former 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 seam bowler and a tail-end right-handed batsman, he represented Sussex (1966–1969), Somerset (1970–1975; capped 1972), Northern Transvaal (1972/73), Orange Free State (1976/77), Middlesex (1976–1979; capped 1976) and Glamorgan (1980–1981).[1]

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).[2] 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.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Allan Jones, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2023. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Sussex v Somerset 1972
  3. ^ "Allan Jones". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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