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Owain Jones
Personal information
Full name
Owain James Jones
Born (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 32)
Brighton, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2013Oxford MCCU
2012–2016Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 349
Batting average 34.90
100s/50s –/3
Top score 83
Balls bowled 828
Wickets 12
Bowling average 34.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/70
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 May 2020

Owain James Jones (born 24 September 1992) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Jones was born at Brighton in September 1992. He was educated at Steyning Grammar School, before going up to St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket, making his debut for Oxford MCCU against Worcestershire at Oxford in 2012, with Jones appearing in two further matches for Oxford MCCU in 2013 against Warwickshire and Worcestershire.[2][notes 1] He scored 103 runs for Oxford MCCU, with a high score of 79.[3] In addition to playing for Oxford MCCU, Jones also made three first-class appearances for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Matches of 2012, 2015 and 2016.[2] He scored 246 runs at an average of 49.20 in these matches, with a high score of 83.[3] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 21.80 and best figures of 4 for 70.[4] After graduating from Oxford, he became a schoolmaster at Hurstpierpoint College.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Oxford MCCU differed from Oxford University Cricket Club in that it was open to students at Oxford Brookes University, whereas Oxford University Cricket Club is exclusively for students of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.
  1. ^ "Player profile: Owain Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Owain Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Owain Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Owain Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2020.