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 | 14 December 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 121) | 1 February 2013 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 3 July 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 33) | 5 July 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 11 July 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Central Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Birmingham Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022/23 | Sydney Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023/24–present | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023/24–present | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 December 2023 |
Amy Ellen Jones is an English cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter for Warwickshire, Central Sparks, Birmingham Phoenix, Perth Scorchers and England. She made her England debut in 2013 and is a holder of an ECB central contract.[1][2]
On 8 September 2022, England's captain Nat Sciver announced that she decided to withdraw from their home white ball series against India "to focus on her mental health and well being".[3] In her absence, Jones was named as England's captain for the WT20I and WODI series.[4]
Early life and career
[edit]Jones was born in Solihull, West Midlands,[5] and raised in nearby Sutton Coldfield,[6] where she attended John Willmott School.[7] 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."[8]
While still in her mid-teens, Jones represented the Warwickshire Academy and began to be selected for England Development and Academy programmes.[5] 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.[8]
Career
[edit]Jones was the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]
![Jones batting for England during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/2020_ICC_W_T20_WC_E_v_SA_02-23_Jones_%2801%29.jpg/220px-2020_ICC_W_T20_WC_E_v_SA_02-23_Jones_%2801%29.jpg)
In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[12][13] In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[14][15]
In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[16][17]
In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[18][19] The following month, she was also named in England's Test squad for the one-off match against Australia.[20] She made her Test debut for England against Australia women on 18 July 2019.[21]
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.[22] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[23]
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.[24][25] She featured in all five matches, making a match best score of 55 in the fourth T20I.[26]
In June 2021, Jones was named in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.[27][28] In December 2021, Jones was named in England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[29] In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand where they finished runners up after losing to Australia.[30]
In April 2022, she was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[31] In June 2022, she was named the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup Player of the Year by the PCA, scoring 289 runs in 8 games for Central Sparks, the most across the entire competition.[32] In July 2022, she was named in England's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[33]
In September 2022, due to the absence of captain Heather Knight and vice captain Nat Sciver, Jones was made captain of England for their home white ball series against India.[34][35]
Personal life
[edit]Jones is in a relationship with Piepa Cleary, a seam bowler from Australia who plays for the Perth Scorchers. 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.[36] On 23rd July 2024, the couple announced their engagement.
Honours
[edit]- Walter Lawrence Women's Award winner: 2021[37][38]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player profile: Amy Jones". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "England women's squad - contracted players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Nat Sciver to miss India series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Nat Sciver pulls out of India series to 'focus on mental health and wellbeing'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 Cricinfo. 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.
- ^ "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb in England's ODI World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Jones wins Charlotte Edwards Cup Award". PCA. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Alice Capsey named in England's Commonwealth Games squad, Tammy Beaumont omitted". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Nat Sciver withdraws from India series". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp earn first England Women ODI call-ups". English Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (25 June 2021). "Cleary follows her heart in search of a fresh start". Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Walter Lawrence Trophy 2021: Amy's Sparkler". The Walter Lawrence Trophy. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Fame: Walter Lawrence Women's Award". The Walter Lawrence Trophy. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Baynes, Valkerie (21 June 2023). "Amy Jones embraces Ashes distraction after personal tragedy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
External links
[edit] Media related to Amy Jones (cricketer) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Jones at ESPNcricinfo
- Amy Jones at CricketArchive (subscription required) (archive)
- Amy Jones at Team England
- Amy Jones at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Amy Jones on Instagram
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Cricketers from Solihull
- English women cricketers
- England women Test cricketers
- England women One Day International cricketers
- England women Twenty20 International cricketers
- Central Sparks cricketers
- Loughborough Lightning cricketers
- Perth Scorchers (WBBL) cricketers
- Sydney Sixers (WBBL) cricketers
- English expatriate cricketers in Australia
- Sydney Thunder (WBBL) cricketers
- Warwickshire women cricketers
- Western Australia women cricketers
- LGBT cricketers
- English lesbian sportswomen
- Birmingham Phoenix cricketers
- 21st-century British LGBT people
- Wicket-keepers
- Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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