Dewi Penrhyn Jones (born in
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...
in 1994) is a Welsh cricketer who has played for
Glamorgan County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm
seam bowler.
Penrhyn Jones attended Ysgol Bodhyfryd junior school and
Ysgol Morgan Llwyd
Ysgol Morgan Llwyd is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in Wrexham, in north-east Wales, UK. It is the first, and is the only Welsh-medium secondary school in Wrexham County Borough. It is named after the seventeenth century preacher and aut ...
in Wrexham before taking his GCSEs and A levels at
Ellesmere College
(''Striving for one's country'')
, established = 1879
, song = ''Jerusalem''
, type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding schoolDay School
, religious_affiliation = Church of England
, president =
, head_label ...
in Shropshire, where he was offered a cricketing scholarship.
played cricket for
Brymbo C.C at junior and senior level and represented Wales at all levels from Under 11's to the
senior team, who play in the
Minor Counties Cricket Championship
The NCCA 3 Day Championship (previously the Minor Counties Cricket Championship) is a season-long competition in England and Wales that is contested by the members of the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA), the so-called national cou ...
. Penrhyn Jones was selected for Glamorgan's academy in 2013 before being offered a professional contract in September 2014. He played in
first-class match against
Pakistan A in July 2016.
Penrhyn Jones was released by Glamorgan at the end of the 2016 season.
He played for
Bowdon Cricket Club in the Cheshire County Premier League during the 2017 season.
Penrhyn Jones has also played cricket for Wombourne C.C and Shrewsbury C.C in the
Birmingham and District Premier League
The Birmingham & District Premier Cricket League is the oldest club cricket league in the United Kingdom, formed in 1888. It was the first ECB Premier League, being designated such in 1998, and is one of the strongest of the ECB Premier Leagues ...
and has played several games for Malpas Cricket Club in the Meller Braggins cricket league in Cheshire.
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1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Wrexham
Welsh cricketers
Wales National County cricketers
Glamorgan cricketers