Steve Jones (cricketer)

Stephen Alexander "Steve" Jones (born 1 July 1949) is a former Australian cricketer who played a single first-class match for Western Australia during the 1975–76 season.

Steve Jones

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Alexander Jones
Born	1 July 1949 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1975	Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 1 Runs scored 38 Batting average 19.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 36 Balls bowled 120 Wickets 1 Bowling average 108.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/88 Catches/stumpings 2/-
Source: CricketArchive, 5 January 2013

Jones was born in Sydney, New South Wales.[1] His only match at state level came against the West Indies during their 1975–76 tour of Australia.[2] The tour match was played at the WACA Ground in December 1975, in between the first and second Test matches of the series.[3] Jones, a right-arm fast bowler, batted tenth in Western Australia's first innings, and scored 36 runs out of a 47-run partnership for the ninth wicket with Ian Brayshaw (100*). In the West Indians' first innings, he opened the bowling with Mick Malone. He had opener Gordon Greenidge caught by Ross Edwards for three runs, finishing with innings figures of 1/88 from eleven eight-ball overs.[4] He did not take a wicket in the West Indians' second innings, finishing with a career bowling average of 108.00.[5] Jones' inability to break into the state Sheffield Shield team was largely due to the strength of its fast-bowling attack at the time, which included Terry Alderman, Wayne Clark, Dennis Lillee, and Malone (all of whom played international matches during their careers).[6] He later played matches for the North Melbourne Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition, as well as a season for Selkirk in the Border League.[7]

See also

• List of Western Australia first-class cricketers

References

1. Stephen Jones profile – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
2. First-class matches played by Steve Jones (1) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
3. West Indies in Australia 1975/76 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
4. Western Australia v West Indians, West Indies in Australia 1975/76 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
5. Steve Jones profile – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
6. Sheffield Shield 1975/75: bowling for Western Australia – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
7. "Welcome!". Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2013.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) – Selkirk Cricket Club. Retrieved 25 April 2013.