Richard Jones (cricketer, born 1871)

Richard Tyrrell Jones (28 June 1871 – 31 August 1940) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Jones was born in June 1871 at Selattyn, Shropshire. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to New College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Gentlemen of England at Oxford in 1890. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1892, making nine appearances.[2] He scored a total of 258 runs in his nine matches, at an average of 14.33 and a high score of 63.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Oxford, Jones also appeared in a single match for H. Philipson's XI against Oxford University in 1891.[2]

Below first-class cricket, he played at county level for Staffordshire, and for Shropshire between 1889 and 1905, appearing in 59 two-day matches, in which he scored a total 1,591 runs (with century achieved in one match, when he scored 118 runs) and took 71 wickets. He played at club level for Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Ludlow.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Jones was commissioned into the Shropshire Yeomanry as a second lieutenant in May 1896,[5] with promotion to the rank of lieutenant in February 1900.[6] Jones served in the Second Boer War with the Imperial Yeomanry, during the course of which he was promoted to the rank of captain.[7] Following the war, he commanded the Shropshire Yeomanry detachment that took part in lining the procession route at the Coronation of Edward VII in 1902[8] and resigned his commission in April 1904.[9] He served again with them at his previous rank in World War I, accompanying the regiment to Egypt in 1916.[10]

Jones died at Knolton Bryn in Flintshire in August 1940.