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Michael Jones (cricketer)

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Michael Jones
Jones batting for Durham in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Michael Alexander Jones
Born (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26)
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 64)16 January 2018 v Ireland
Last ODI31 October 2022 v United States
T20I debut (cap 60)29 July 2022 v New Zealand
Last T20I6 September 2024 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–2024Durham (squad no. 10)
2024Desert Vipers
2024Northern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 15 11 40 31
Runs scored 385 224 2,053 746
Batting average 27.50 22.40 33.11 25.72
100s/50s 0/3 0/1 3/12 1/4
Top score 87 86 206 119
Catches/stumpings 4/– 6/– 15/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2024

Michael Alexander Jones (born 5 January 1998) is a Scottish cricketer.[1] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Scotland against Ireland in the 2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series, and was Scotland's top scorer in the match with 87 runs in a six-wicket defeat.[2][3]

Early life

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Jones was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. He qualified to play for Scotland via his mother who was born in Aberdeen.[4]

Jones was educated at Ormskirk School and Myerscough College. A product of the Lancashire Academy, he played club cricket for Ormskirk Cricket Club in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition. During 2017, he featured in county 2nd XI matches for Durham, Derbyshire and Leicestershire,[5]

Domestic and franchise cricket

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Jones signed a senior academy contract with Durham ahead of the 2018 season and also played for Tynemouth Cricket Club.[6]

During the 2017-2018 Australian summer, Jones played for the Torquay Tigers Cricket Club making 573 runs at an average of 71.62, including three 100s and three 50s. [7]

He made his first-class debut for Durham against Derbyshire on 9 June 2018 in the 2018 County Championship.[8]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[9][10] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[11]

In April 2022, in the 2022 County Championship, Jones scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, with 108 runs against Leicestershire.[12] He made his Twenty20 debut on 26 May 2022, for Durham in the 2022 T20 Blast.[13] In July 2022, also in the County Championship, Jones scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 206 runs against Middlesex.[14]

Jones joined Lancashire on a three-year contract ahead of the 2025 season.[15]

International career

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In October 2021, Jones was named as a reserve player in Scotland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[16] Following an injury to Josh Davey, Jones was added to Scotland's main squad for their last three matches of the tournament.[17]

In July 2022, Jones was named in Scotland's T20I squad for their home series against New Zealand.[18] Jones made his T20I debut on 29 July 2022, for Scotland against New Zealand.[19]

In May 2024, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Jones". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ^ "3rd Match, United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series at Dubai, Jan 16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ^ Dick, William (16 January 2018). "Michael Jones is strong on Scotland debut but Irish prevail". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Michael Jones: Scotland star recalls memorable encounter with Virat Kohli". ICC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Michael Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Welcome to Mark and Mike". Tynemouth Cricket Club. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. ^ "🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Former Tiger Mike... - Torquay Tigers Cricket Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Chester-le-Street, Jun 9-12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  12. ^ "County Championship: Durham's Matty Potts takes six Leicestershire wickets before Michael Jones' ton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  13. ^ "North Group (D/N), Leicester, May 26, 2022, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Michael Jones' career-best 206 not out drives Durham into ascendancy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Lancashire re-sign Durham batter Jones". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Scotland name final 15 for ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Jones approved as replacement for Davey in Scotland squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Kyle Coetzer announces T20I retirement after giving up Scotland captaincy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  19. ^ "2nd T20I, Edinburgh, July 29, 2022, New Zealand tour of Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Scotland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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