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| Full name | Michael Alexander Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1998 Ormskirk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top order Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 64) | 16 January 2018 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 15 December 2019 v UAE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Alexander Jones (born 5 January 1998) is a Scottish cricketer.[1] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Scotland against Ireland in the 2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series, and was Scotland's top scorer in the match with 87 runs in a six-wicket defeat.[2][3]
Born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, Jones was educated at Ormskirk School and Myerscough College. A product of the Lancashire Academy, he played club cricket for Ormskirk Cricket Club in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition. During 2017, he featured in county 2nd XI matches for Durham, Derbyshire and Leicestershire,[4] Jones has signed a senior academy contract with Durham ahead of the 2018 season, and will also play for Tynemouth Cricket Club.[5]
He made his first-class debut for Durham against Derbyshire on 9 June 2018 in the 2018 County Championship.[6]
In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[7][8] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[9]
In October 2021, Jones was named as a reserve player in Scotland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[10] Following an injury to Josh Davey, Jones was added to Scotland's main squad for their last three matches of the tournament.[11]
In April 2022, in the 2022 County Championship, Jones scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, with 108 runs against Leicestershire.[12]
References
- ^ "Michael Jones". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "3rd Match, United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series at Dubai, Jan 16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Dick, William (16 January 2018). "Michael Jones is strong on Scotland debut but Irish prevail". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Michael Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to Mark and Mike". Tynemouth Cricket Club. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Chester-le-Street, Jun 9-12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Scotland name final 15 for ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Jones approved as replacement for Davey in Scotland squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "County Championship: Durham's Matty Potts takes six Leicestershire wickets before Michael Jones' ton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2022.