William Jones (cricketer, born 1990)

William Stephen Jones (born 26 March 1990) is an Australian born English cricketer. Jones is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break. He was born in Perth, Western Australia.

William Jones
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Stephen Jones
Born (1990-03-26) 26 March 1990
Perth, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2012Leicestershire (squad no. 25)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 7 5
Runs scored 227 59
Batting average 16.21 14.75
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 48 44
Balls bowled 216 18
Wickets 5 0
Bowling average 36.00 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 3/71 –
Catches/stumpings 5/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2013

Jones made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Hertfordshire against Cumberland in 2009. He played 5 further Minor Counties Championship fixtures that season, the last coming against Northumberland.[1] The following season he played 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches against Dorset and Oxfordshire.[2]

Having played for the Leicestershire Second XI,[3] he made his full Leicestershire debut in a List A match against Surrey at The Oval in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40.[4] In this match he scored 3 runs before being dismissed by Gareth Batty.[5] He made his County Championship debut in the last game of the 2011 season against Middlesex at Grace Road.

Jones studied at Cardiff University, where he has represented Cardiff MCCU against first-class opposition.[3]

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by William Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  3. "Teams William Jones played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  4. "List A Matches played by William Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  5. "Surrey v Leicestershire, 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
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