Alan Jones (Scottish cricketer)

Fred Alan Jones (23 February 1927 – 14 August 2009) was an English-born Scottish first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.

Jones was born at Macclesfield, where he was educated at The King's School.[1] From there, he went up to Balliol College, Oxford.[1] While at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Worcestershire at Oxford in 1951.[2] Mentioned by The Times as one to watch at the start of both the 1951 and 1952 seasons,[3] Jones was unable to establish himself and played just four first-class matches for Oxford.[2] After graduating from Oxford, Jones became a schoolmaster. Starting in 1954, he began playing first-class cricket for Scotland, debuting against Derbyshire at Buxton.[2] 1954 also saw Jones making his debut in minor counties cricket for Cheshire, an infrequent association he would maintain until 1960, with four appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1961, making eight appearances.[2]

He spent time in Pakistan during the first half of the 1960s, where he played first-class cricket for Hyderabad in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy from 1962 to 1964, making four appearances.[2][3] Jones played in a total of sixteen first-class matches, scoring 618 runs at an average of 19.93, with a high score of 88,[1] which he made against the touring Indians in 1959.[3]

He lived the remainder of his life in Scotland, where he died at Edinburgh in August 2009.[3]