Chris_Jones_(cricketer)

Chris Jones (cricketer)

Chris Jones (cricketer)

English cricketer

Not to be confused with Christopher Jones (cricketer).

Christopher Robert Jones (born 5 November 1990) is a former English cricketer who played for Somerset, who made his County Championship debut in 2010 as a replacement for Craig Kieswetter.[1] He was born in Harold Wood in Havering but moved to Dorset at a young age.

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He was educated at Broadstone Middle School and Poole Grammar School before moving on to Durham University to read Economics. He graduated from Durham with a first-class degree in June 2013.[2] He has played first-class cricket with Durham MCCU and was awarded the university's 'sportsman of the year' award in 2011.[3] Jones was called into the Somerset team for a tour match against Australia in July 2013, hitting his first first-class century.[2]

On 15 August 2014, Jones announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the end of the 2014 season to pursue a career outside of the game.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Player Profile: Chris Jones". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Somerset v Australia: Chris Jones delighted by 'surreal' century". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. [3]
    "First Twickenham, now Lords". Palatinate. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Chris Jones announces his retirement from First Class Cricket". Somerset County Cricket Club. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
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