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David Jones (9 April 1914 – 28 July 1998) was an English cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman with a bowling style of fast medium. He was born at Hodthorpe, Bolsover, Derbyshire.

Jones made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire in 1935 County Championship. He made 23 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 1939 County Championship. In his 24 first-class appearances, he scored 594 runs at an average of 18.00, with a high score of 60. This score, which was one of two fifties he made, came against Worcestershire in 1938. He took a single first-class wicket, that of Somerset captain Bunty Longrigg.

He died at Scarborough, Yorkshire on 28 July 1998.

References

1. ^ "David Jones". www.trentbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
2. "First-Class Matches played by David Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
4. "Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, 1938 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
5. "Somerset v Nottinghamshire, 1938 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2011.

External links

• David Jones at ESPNcricinfo
• David Jones at CricketArchive

• 1914 births
• 1998 deaths
• People from Bolsover
• Cricketers from Derbyshire
• English cricketers
• Nottinghamshire cricketers