Glenn Ralph Jonas (born 13 August 1970) is a former New Zealand

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between the 1993–94 and 1999–00 seasons.Glenn Jonas

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. Retrieved 2023-11-05. Jonas was born at Carterton in

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in 1970 and educated at Hutt Valley Memorial College.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 74. Cardiff:

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. Retrieved 2023-11-05.) After playing

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from the 1990–91 season, Jonas first featured for Wellington's Second XI the following season. He made his senior representative debut for the provincial side in a December 1993

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, although he did not take a wicket. Hemade his first-class debut the following month against Otago, opening the bowling and taking four wickets. Primarily a right-arm medium pace bowler, Jonas played regularly for Wellington for five seasons before moving to Otago ahead of the 1998–99 season. He played for the side for two seasons as well as representing Dunedin Metropolitan in the Hawke Cup in the 1999–00 season.Glenn Jonas
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-11-05. In total Jonas played in 35 first-class matches, taking 132 wickets, and 64 List A matches, taking 92 wickets. As well as his two provincial sides, he played two first-class and one List A match for the New Zealand Cricket Academy during the 1994–95 season and one first-class and four List A matches for Central Conference during 1997–98.

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