Chris Jones (cricketer)

Christopher Robert Jones (born 5 November 1990) is a former English cricketer who played for Somerset, who made his County Championship debut in 2010 as a replacement for Craig Kieswetter.[1] He was born in Harold Wood in Havering but moved to Dorset at a young age.

Chris Jones

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Robert Jones
Born	(1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 Harold Wood, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008–2014	Dorset
2010–2014	Somerset (squad no. 14)
2011–2013	Durham MCCU
FC debut	7 September 2010 Somerset v Lancashire
Last FC	12 July 2014 Somerset v Northamptonshire
LA debut	29 August 2011 Somerset v Essex
Last LA	27 August 2012 Somerset v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 37 5 13 Runs scored 1,285 126 217 Batting average 22.15 42.00 19.72 100s/50s 1/9 0/0 0/1 Top score 130 45* 53* Balls bowled 12 – – Wickets 1 – – Bowling average 17.00 – – 5 wickets in innings 0 – – 10 wickets in match 0 – – Best bowling 1/17 – – Catches/stumpings 22/– 0/– 6/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 6 August 2014

He was educated at Broadstone Middle School and Poole Grammar School before moving on to Durham University to read Economics. He graduated from Durham with a first-class degree in June 2013.[2] He has played first-class cricket with Durham MCCU and was awarded the university's 'sportsman of the year' award in 2011.[3] Jones was called into the Somerset team for a tour match against Australia in July 2013, hitting his first first-class century.[2]

On 15 August 2014, Jones announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the end of the 2014 season to pursue a career outside of the game.[4]