Geraint Owen JonesMBE (born 14 July 1976) is a former cricketer who played for both England and Papua New Guinea. Born to Welsh parents in Papua New Guinea, between 2004 and 2006 he was the first-choice wicketkeeper for the England cricket team. He later played international cricket for Papua New Guinea from 2012 to 2014. He announced his retirement from first-class cricket in July 2015 following his resignation as the first-class cricket captain of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.[1]
Jones was born in Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea, and moved to Australia with his parents, who were originally from Wales, soon after he was born. He grew up in Toowoomba where he played in the under 21 team in the annual Spring Street Church cricket match. He went on to play in Brisbane, Queensland, played for the Queensland Colts (Under-21) team, and was awarded the wicketkeeper's trophy for most dismissals in the Brisbane Grade Cricket competition in 1995/96 when he was 19/20. His first club in England was Lydney CC in the Forest of Dean but he returned to live in Australia until he was 22.[2] Upon his return to Britain he played for Clevedon CC. The following season he joined Abergavenny CC and was later appointed captain. Whilst at Abergavenny he trained as a pharmacist. He met his wife whilst playing for Clevedon; the couple has two sons.
Jones spent most of his career playing for Kent County Cricket Club. He made his debut for Kent in 2001 after having played Second XI cricket for the side the previous season. He was capped by the side in 2003 and played in more than 380 top-class matches for Kent, making his final appearance for the side in 2013.[5][6] After losing his place in the Kent side to Sam Billings at the start of the 2014 season, Jones joined Gloucestershire on loan. He was released by Kent at the end of the season,[7] and signed a two-year deal with Gloucestershire in October 2014, but retired after only a year with the club.[8]
England career
Jones practises at the Adelaide Oval during the 2006-07 Ashes.
Jones replaced Chris Read as England wicket-keeper during the 2004 tour of the West Indies.[9] Later that year, playing against New Zealand, he scored his only Test match century.[10] He toured South Africa in 2004/05
In 2005 he took the final catch of the 2005 Ashes Test at Edgbaston, ensuring an England victory by two runs. In the 2006 New Year Honours, Jones was awarded the MBE for playing in the successful Ashes series.
A succession of dropped catches and missed stumpings during his England career had caused many commentators to question whether his value to the team as a batsman was sufficient for him to hold his place against competition from more accomplished wicket-keepers such as Read and James Foster. Until mid-2006 the England selectors maintained faith in Jones[11] believing that he offset his mistakes with several well-timed performances with the bat. His batting form tailed off and, after suffering a broken finger, he was replaced by Chris Read for the third Test against Pakistan in 2006.
Jones was not awarded a 12-month central contract for 2007, although neither was Read and both players were selected for the 2006-07 Ashes series. Jones played the first three matches of the series but was dropped after poor performances and never regained his England place.[12][13]
He played again for PNG in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, where he was a standout in the middle order for the side and provided much needed stability to the lineup, scoring 216 runs, with an average of 27 and a high score of 55. In early January 2014 he played in the 2014 WCQ held in NZ, top-scoring with 88 runs against Hong Kong, his highest score for PNG. PNG finished fourth in the tournament and were awarded One Day International and T20 International status by the International Cricket Council. Jones played in two ODI's for the side, both against Hong Kong in Townsville, Australia.
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For other people named Geraint Jones see Geraint Jones disambiguation Geraint Owen Jones MBE born 14 July 1976 is a former cricketer who played for both England and Papua New Guinea Born to Welsh parents in Papua New Guinea between 2004 and 2006 he was the first choice wicketkeeper for the England cricket team He later played international cricket for Papua New Guinea from 2012 to 2014 He announced his retirement from first class cricket in July 2015 following his resignation as the first class cricket captain of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club 1 Geraint JonesJones in 2006Personal informationFull nameGeraint Owen JonesBorn 1976 07 14 14 July 1976 age 46 Kundiawa Papua New GuineaHeight5 ft 10 in 1 78 m BattingRight handedRoleWicket keeperInternational informationNational sidesEngland 2004 2006 Papua New Guinea 2012 2014 Test debut cap 623 10 April 2004 England v West IndiesLast Test14 December 2006 England v AustraliaODI debut cap 181 5 27 June 2004 England v West IndiesLast ODI9 November 2014 PNG v Hong KongODI shirt no 10T20I debut cap 5 13 June 2005 England v AustraliaLast T20I15 June 2006 England v Sri LankaT20I shirt no 10Domestic team informationYearsTeam2001 2014Kent squad no 9 2014 Gloucestershire on loan 2015Gloucestershire squad no 8 Career statisticsCompetition Test ODI FC LAMatches 34 51 203 213Runs scored 1 172 862 9 087 3 679Batting average 23 91 24 62 32 45 25 72100s 50s 1 6 0 4 15 50 0 17Top score 100 80 178 87Catches stumpings 128 5 68 4 599 36 209 42Source CricInfo 30 March 2016 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 Domestic career 2 2 England career 2 3 Papua New Guinea career 3 Career best performances 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life EditJones was born in Kundiawa Papua New Guinea and moved to Australia with his parents who were originally from Wales soon after he was born He grew up in Toowoomba where he played in the under 21 team in the annual Spring Street Church cricket match He went on to play in Brisbane Queensland played for the Queensland Colts Under 21 team and was awarded the wicketkeeper s trophy for most dismissals in the Brisbane Grade Cricket competition in 1995 96 when he was 19 20 His first club in England was Lydney CC in the Forest of Dean but he returned to live in Australia until he was 22 2 Upon his return to Britain he played for Clevedon CC The following season he joined Abergavenny CC and was later appointed captain Whilst at Abergavenny he trained as a pharmacist He met his wife whilst playing for Clevedon the couple has two sons After retiring Jones joined Brentwood School as their cricket professional in November 2015 3 He also worked as a business studies teacher In 2019 he trained to become a retained firefighter with Kent Fire and Rescue Service 4 Career EditDomestic career Edit Jones spent most of his career playing for Kent County Cricket Club He made his debut for Kent in 2001 after having played Second XI cricket for the side the previous season He was capped by the side in 2003 and played in more than 380 top class matches for Kent making his final appearance for the side in 2013 5 6 After losing his place in the Kent side to Sam Billings at the start of the 2014 season Jones joined Gloucestershire on loan He was released by Kent at the end of the season 7 and signed a two year deal with Gloucestershire in October 2014 but retired after only a year with the club 8 England career Edit Jones practises at the Adelaide Oval during the 2006 07 Ashes Jones replaced Chris Read as England wicket keeper during the 2004 tour of the West Indies 9 Later that year playing against New Zealand he scored his only Test match century 10 He toured South Africa in 2004 05In 2005 he took the final catch of the 2005 Ashes Test at Edgbaston ensuring an England victory by two runs In the 2006 New Year Honours Jones was awarded the MBE for playing in the successful Ashes series A succession of dropped catches and missed stumpings during his England career had caused many commentators to question whether his value to the team as a batsman was sufficient for him to hold his place against competition from more accomplished wicket keepers such as Read and James Foster Until mid 2006 the England selectors maintained faith in Jones 11 believing that he offset his mistakes with several well timed performances with the bat His batting form tailed off and after suffering a broken finger he was replaced by Chris Read for the third Test against Pakistan in 2006 Jones was not awarded a 12 month central contract for 2007 although neither was Read and both players were selected for the 2006 07 Ashes series Jones played the first three matches of the series but was dropped after poor performances and never regained his England place 12 13 Papua New Guinea career Edit Jones played for Papua New Guinea in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates 14 His best score was 46 off 33 balls in PNG s victory over Denmark 6 Papua New Guinea finished eighth out of 16 He played again for PNG in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier where he was a standout in the middle order for the side and provided much needed stability to the lineup scoring 216 runs with an average of 27 and a high score of 55 In early January 2014 he played in the 2014 WCQ held in NZ top scoring with 88 runs against Hong Kong his highest score for PNG PNG finished fourth in the tournament and were awarded One Day International and T20 International status by the International Cricket Council Jones played in two ODI s for the side both against Hong Kong in Townsville Australia Career best performances EditBattingType of cricket Score Fixture Venue SeasonTest match 100 England v New Zealand Leeds 2004ODI 80 England v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 2004T20I 19 England v Australia Southampton 2005First class 178 Kent v Somerset Canterbury 2010List A 87 Gloucestershire v Leicestershire Leicester 2015Twenty20 56 Kent v Sussex Canterbury 2009See also EditList of Test cricketers born in non Test playing nationsReferences Edit Geraint Jones to retire at end of season ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 8 July 2015 Cricinfo Cricinfo Players and Officials Geraint Jones Retrieved 17 September 2007 Ashes Winner Joins Brentwood School Brentwoodschool co uk 4 September 2015 Retrieved on 2018 08 06 Jones fired up for future career PCA 7 November 2019 Retrieved 5 February 2020 Geraint Jones Kent County Cricket Club Retrieved 23 August 2020 a b Geraint Jones CricketArchive Retrieved 23 August 2020 subscription required Geraint Jones Kent to release England s 2005 Ashes star BBC Sport 19 August 2014 Retrieved 23 August 2020 BBC Sport Geraint Jones 2005 Ashes winner to retire at end of season BBC Sport Retrieved 29 September 2015 Cricinfo England bring in Jones for Read Retrieved 17 September 2007 Cricinfo Jones century leads the way for England Retrieved 17 September 2007 Geraint Jones Cricinfo Jones to return as Ashes keeper BBC News 12 November 2006 Retrieved 12 November 2006 Jones goes back to his roots CricInfo 16 January 2007 Retrieved 23 August 2020 Former England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones joins Papua New Guinea The Guardian London 21 January 2012 External links EditGeraint Jones at ESPNcricinfo Geraint Jones on Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geraint Jones amp oldid 1114188617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
