Richard Jones (cricketer, born 1871)

Richard Tyrrell Jones (28 June 1871 – 31 August 1940) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Jones was born in June 1871 at Selattyn, Shropshire,[1] son of John Jones, of Mossfields, Whitchurch, Shropshire.[2] He was educated at Eton College, before going up to New College, Oxford.[1]

While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Gentlemen of England at Oxford in 1890. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1892, making nine appearances.[3] He scored a total of 258 runs in his nine matches, at an average of 14.33 and a high score of 63.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Oxford, Jones also appeared in a single match for H. Philipson's XI against Oxford University in 1891.[3]

Below first-class cricket, he played at county level for Staffordshire, and for Shropshire between 1889 and 1905, appearing in 59 two-day matches, in which he scored a total 1,591 runs (with century achieved in one match, when he scored 118 runs) and took 71 wickets. He played at club level for Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Ludlow.[5]

After graduating from Oxford, Jones was commissioned into the Shropshire Yeomanry as a second lieutenant in May 1896,[6] with promotion to the rank of lieutenant in February 1900.[7] Jones served in the Second Boer War with the Imperial Yeomanry, during the course of which he was promoted to the rank of captain.[8] Following the war, he commanded the Shropshire Yeomanry detachment that took part in lining the procession route at the Coronation of Edward VII in 1902[9] and resigned his commission in April 1904.[10] He served again with them at his previous rank in World War I, accompanying the regiment to Egypt in 1916.[11] He was demobilised in 1919.[2] In 1934 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Shropshire.[2]

Jones married in 1911 Mary Ethel, daughter of Edward Herbert Wood, of Raasay, Inverness-shire.[2] He died at Knolton Bryn in Flintshire in August 1940.