Charles Jones

Who is Charles Jones?

Charles Ian McMillan Jones is a former English cricketer and field hockey player. In cricket, Jones' batting style is unknown, but it is known that he bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire.

Jones made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Worcestershire in 1959. He batted once in this match, in the course of which he was dismissed for a duck by Derek Pearson. He made a further first-class appearance for the university, which came in that season against Middlesex. In this match, Jones was dismissed for a duck in the Cambridge first-innings by Robert Caple, while in their second-innings he scored 44 runs before being dismissed by Bob Hurst.

It was in 1959 that he made his debut for Hertfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1959 to 1969, making 33 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Devon in the 1st round of the 1969 Gillette Cup, scoring 19 runs before being dismissed by Robert Healey, in a match which Hertfordshire won by 98 runs. He made his second and final List A appearance in the 2nd round of the same competition against Glamorgan. In this match, he was dismissed for a duck by Malcolm Nash, with Glamorgan winning the match by 85 runs.