Amy Jones (cricketer)
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Full name | Amy Ellen Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Solihull, West Midlands, England | 13 June 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 160) | 18 July 2019 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 16 June 2021 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 121) | 1 February 2013 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 3 July 2021 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 33) | 5 July 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 14 July 2021 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–present | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Loughborough Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17–2017/18 | Sydney Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19–2020/21 | Perth Scorchers (squad no. 40) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Central Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Birmingham Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 July 2021 |
Amy Ellen Jones is an English cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter for Warwickshire, Central Sparks, Birmingham Phoenix and England. She made her England debut in 2013 and is a holder of an ECB central contract.[1][2]
Early life and career[]
Jones was born in Solihull, West Midlands,[3] and raised in nearby Sutton Coldfield,[4] where she attended John Willmott School.[5] Her first experience of organised sport was playing on a boys' football team for Aston Villa; she then joined Walmley Cricket Club and rose rapidly through the ranks. She has since commented:
"Some of my mates played cricket at the local club and I went down there. They had a girls' team and a successful ladies' team which wasn't common at the time. So, I was lucky and it was quite straightforward. They had good links with Warwickshire and I had a trial at Edgbaston at 13 and I went on from there."[6]
While still in her mid-teens, Jones represented the Warwickshire Academy and began to be selected for England Development and Academy programmes.[3] In 2011, when she was 18, she was called up to the England Women's Academy at Loughborough University. By then, she was an accomplished wicket-keeper, and had already had her keeping assessed on occasional training sessions at the Academy. Soon after her callup, she was informed she was to become a full-time member of the Academy and deputy to then regular England team wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor.[6]
Career[]
Jones was the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[7] In April 2015, Jones was named as one of the England women's Academy squad tour to Dubai, where England women played their Australian counterparts in two 50-over games, and two Twenty20 matches.[8] A member of the 2015 Women's Ashes squad, she played in the one-day matches but was replaced in the squad by Fran Wilson.[9]
In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[10][11] In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[12][13]
In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[14][15]
In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[16][17] The following month, she was also named in England's Test squad for the one-off match against Australia.[18] She made her Test debut for England against Australia women on 18 July 2019.[19]
Upon the retirement of Sarah Taylor in late 2019, Jones became the first choice wicket-keeper for the England team. By then, she had already kept wicket in 42 of her 80 England matches across all formats.[20] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[21]
On 18 June 2020, Jones was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[22][23] She featured in all five matches, making a match best score of 55 in the fourth T20I.[24]
In June 2021, Jones was named in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.[25][26]
Personal life[]
Jones is in a relationship with her Perth Scorchers teammate Piepa Cleary, a seam bowler from Australia. In 2021, after the relationship had been a long-distance one for some years, Cleary relocated to England and started playing for North West Thunder. Jones and Cleary are now both based in Loughborough, Leicestershire.[27]
References[]
- ^ "Player profile: Amy Jones". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "England women's squad - contracted players". BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Amy Jones". edgbaston.com. Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Staff writer (12 January 2021). "Amy Jones: Birmingham 2022 "a light at the end of the tunnel"". edgbaston.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Staff writer (8 July 2011). "Young Amy is happy to bide her time". BusinessLive. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Staff writer. "Amy Jones". Birmingham Living. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Lauren Winfield: Injured batter misses England Academy tour". BBC. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Women's Ashes 2015: Fran Wilson named in England squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "England name Women's World T20 squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Three uncapped players in England's Women's World T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI". Times and Star. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Women's Ashes: Kirstie Gordon & Katherine Brunt in England Test squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Only Test, Australia Women tour of England at Taunton, Jul 18-21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Howson, Nick (19 October 2019). "Amy Jones: Replacing Sarah Taylor, cricket's relationship with mental health and a career-defining six months". The Cricketer. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "West Indies Women tour of England 2020". ESPN Cric info. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Emily Arlott earns call-up to England Women Test squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Emily Arlott earns maiden call-up as England announce squad for India Test". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (25 June 2021). "Cleary follows her heart in search of a fresh start". Retrieved 25 June 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Amy Jones (cricketer) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Jones at ESPNcricinfo
- Amy Jones at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Solihull
- England women Test cricketers
- England women One Day International cricketers
- England women Twenty20 International cricketers
- Central Sparks cricketers
- Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) cricketers
- Perth Scorchers (WBBL) cricketers
- Sydney Sixers (WBBL) cricketers
- Warwickshire women cricketers
- Western Australia women cricketers
- LGBT cricketers
- Lesbian sportswomen
- LGBT sportspeople from England
- Birmingham Phoenix cricketers