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| Full name | Arthur Owen Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1872-08-16)16 August 1872 Shelton, Nottinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 December 1914(1914-12-21) (aged 42) Dunstable,Bedfordshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right armleg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 128) | 14 August 1899 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 16 June 1909 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1892–1914 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1892–1893 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901 | London County | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Owen Jones (16 August 1872 – 21 December 1914) was an Englishcricketer, noted as anall-rounder, and former Captain ofEngland. He was also arugby union player for Leicester at full back or three quarter.[1]
Jones was born in 1872 inShelton, Nottinghamshire, and educated atBedford Modern School andJesus College, Cambridge.[2]
Jones played forCambridge University,Nottinghamshire,London County andEngland. He was namedWisden Cricketer of the Year in 1900.
Jones was the first substitute to keep wicket in a Test match, when he did soagainst Australia atThe Oval in 1905.[3] He was a brilliant, sometimes impetuous, opening batsman and a leg-break and googly bowler. In 1903 he made what was then the highest-ever score by a Nottinghamshire batsman, scoring an unbeaten 296 againstGloucestershire atTrent Bridge,Nottingham. Jones played 12Test matches for England, but lost the two games he captained. He led Nottinghamshire to theCounty Championship in 1907 and was captain of the 1907/08 England tour toAustralia. But he only appeared in two matches because of illness. He remained captain of Nottinghamshire until a few months before his death fromtuberculosis, inDunstable,Bedfordshire.
Jones made 15 appearances forBedford between 1889 and 1895 before moving toLeicester Tigers in 1895. He was appointed captain between 1896 and 1899 and then again between 1902 and 1904. He was club captain when Tigers secured their first piece silverware, the Midlands Counties Cup, though missed the final through injury. He was captain in the victorious finals of 1899, 1903 and 1904 and played in the victorious final of 1900 and 1901. He became the first player to pass 500 points for the club againstMoseley in 1903.[4]
Between 1906 and 1912 he refereed 5 rugby internationals, includingFrance's first test victory againstScotland in 1911.
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