William Edward Jones (31 October 1916 – 25 July 1996) was a Welsh
cricket
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er active from 1937 to 1958 who played for
Glamorgan
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He appeared in 345 first-class matches as a left-handed
batsman who
bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. He scored 13,536
runs with eleven centuries and took 192
wickets with a best performance of five for 50.
His highest score was 212
not out against
Essex in 1948, when he put on 313 for the third wicket with
Emrys Davies in three and a quarter hours. 1948 was his most successful season: he hit his only other double-century, 207 against
Kent in 245 minutes, and scored 1656 runs in all matches at an average of 40.39, and took 47 wickets at 25.53, to help Glamorgan to their first
County Championship.
He also played
rugby union as a
fly-half, representing
Wales in an international match during
World War II.
Jones retired from first-class cricket after the 1958 season and became the cricket coach at
Dean Close School in
Cheltenham
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References
External links
Willie Jones at CricketArchive*
1916 births
1996 deaths
Cricketers from Carmarthen
Glamorgan cricketers
North v South cricketers
Rugby union players from Carmarthen
Welsh cricketers
Welsh rugby union players
Welsh cricket coaches
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