Richard Jones (cricketer, born 1871)

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

Richard Jones

Personal information
Full name	Richard Tyrrell Jones
Born	28 June 1871 Selattyn, Shropshire, England
Died	31 August 1940 (aged 69) Knolton Bryn, Flintshire, Wales
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1890–1892	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 310 Batting average 15.50 100s/50s –/1 Top score 63 Balls bowled 20 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2019

Jones was born in June 1871 at Selattyn, Shropshire. 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.[2] He scored a total of 258 runs in his nine matches, at an average of 14.33 and a high score of 63.[3] 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.[2]

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.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Jones was commissioned into the Shropshire Yeomanry as a second lieutenant in May 1896,[5] with promotion to the rank of lieutenant in February 1900.[6] Jones served in the Second Boer War with the Imperial Yeomanry, during the course of which he was promoted to the rank of captain.[7] 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[8] and resigned his commission in April 1904.[9] He served again with them at his previous rank in World War I, accompanying the regiment to Egypt in 1916.[10]

Jones died at Knolton Bryn in Flintshire in August 1940.

References

1. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1940". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
4. Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 17, 46. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
5. "No. 26737". The London Gazette. 8 May 1896. p. 2729.
6. "No. 27160". The London Gazette. 2 February 1900. p. 692.
7. "No. 27340". The London Gazette. 2 August 1901. p. 5126.
8. Gladstone, E.W. (1953). The Shropshire Yeomanry 1795-1945, The Story of a Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. The Whitethorn Press. p. 174.
9. "No. 27673". The London Gazette. 3 May 1904. p. 2844.
10. The Shropshire Yeomanry 1795-1945, the Story of a Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, page 207.

External links

• Richard Jones at ESPNcricinfo