Robert David Louis Dudley-Jones (born 26 May 1952) is a former

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er who played for

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from 1972 to 1974. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed batsman.

Life and career

Bob Dudley-Jones was born in Bridgend,

, and educated at

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, where his teammates in the undefeated First XI in 1970 included David Graveney, Peter Roebuck and

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. He went on to

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, where he studied to be a teacher. While studying in Cardiff, Dudley-Jones made his debut for

in a first-class match in the 1972 County Championship against Hampshire. He played four further first-class matches for the county from 1972 to 1973, his final match coming against Worcestershire. In his first-class career, he took 13 wickets at a

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of 27.00, with best figures of 4/31. He made his List-A debut for Glamorgan in a match against Kent in 1972. He played four further List-A matches for the county from 1972 to 1974, his final List-A match coming against

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in the 1974

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.List A Matches played by Bob Dudley-Jones
/ref> When he completed his studies in 1974 he retired from first-class cricket. He taught for many years at

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in Cardiff.

References

External links

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