Timothy Douglas Booth Jones (born 6 August 1952) is a former English

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er. Booth Jones was a right-handed batsman. He was born at

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, and was educated at

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, before attending St Luke's, Exeter. He now teaches History at a school in Tunbridge Wells. Booth Jones made his first-class debut for

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against

in the

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. Booth Jones made 25 further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Kent in the

1981 County Championship The 1981 Schweppes County Championship was the 82nd officially organised running of the County Championship. Nottinghamshire won the Championship title. The number of points awarded for a win was increased to 16. The Championship was sponsored ...

. In his 26 first-class appearances, he scored a total of 1,034 runs at an

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of 24.04, with a high score of 95. This score was one of seven fifties he made and came against

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in 1981. He made his

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debut against

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in the

1980 John Player League The 1980 John Player League was the twelfth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Standings Batting averages Bowling averages See also ...

. He made nine further List A appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against

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in the

1981 Benson & Hedges Cup The 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup was the tenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Somerset County Cricket Club. Fixtures and results Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Quarter-finals Semi ...

. In his ten List A matches, he scored a total of 110 runs at an average of 13.75, with a high score of 30.

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Timothy Booth Jones
at CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Booth Jones, Timothy 1952 births Living people Cricketers from Dover, Kent Alumni of the University of Exeter English cricketers Sussex cricketers People educated at Hastings Grammar School