Thomas Babington Jones

Thomas Babington Jones

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Babington Jones
Born	(1851-01-20)20 January 1851 Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	6 August 1890(1890-08-06) (aged 39) Brislington, Somerset, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm roundarm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1874	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 146 Batting average 16.22 100s/50s –/– Top score 40 Balls bowled 706 Wickets 19 Bowling average 14.05 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 6/26 Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2012

Thomas Babington Jones (20 January 1851 – 6 August 1890) was a Welsh cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club.

Life

Jones was born on 20 January 1851 in Maesteg, Glamorgan. He was educated at Christ College, Brecon and Jesus College, Oxford. He won his "Blue" in 1874, when he played in the university match against Cambridge, scoring 38 runs as a left-handed batsman. He only played first-class cricket in 1874, playing five times for Oxford University and once for "Oxford and Cambridge Past and Present" in that season. He scored 146 runs in those 6 matches (10 innings), at an average of 16.22 with a high score of 40; as a right-arm roundarm bowler, he took 19 wickets at an average of 14.05, with best bowling figures of six wickets for 26 runs. He died on 6 August 1890 in Brislington, Somerset.