Amy Jones (cricketer)

Amy Ellen Jones is an English cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper for Warwickshire, and made her debut for the England team in 2013.[1] She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[2]

Amy Jones
Jones during WBBL|04, 2018
Personal information
Full nameAmy Ellen Jones
Born (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993
Solihull, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 160)18 July 2019 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 121)1 February 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI14 December 2019 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 33)5 July 2013 v Pakistan
Last T20I30 September 2020 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–presentWarwickshire
2016–2019Loughborough Lightning
2016/17–2017/18Sydney Sixers
2017/18Western Australia
2018/19–presentPerth Scorchers (squad no. 40)
2020–presentCentral Sparks
Career statistics
Competition WTests WODI WT20I WLO
Matches 1 44 49 91
Runs scored 64 956 668 1,836
Batting average 64.00 27.31 19.64 25.50
100s/50s 0/1 0/8 0/4 3/9
Top score 64 94 89 124
Catches/stumpings 1/0 28/6 22/12 58/52
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2020

Career
Jones batting for England during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

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.[3] 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.[4]

In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[5][6] In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[7][8]

In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[9][10]

In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[11][12] The following month, she was also named in England's Test squad for the one-off match against Australia.[13] She made her Test debut for England against Australia women on 18 July 2019.[14]

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.[15] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[16]

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.[17][18] She featured in all five matches, making a match best score of 55 in the fourth T20I.[19]

References
  1. "Player profile: Amy Jones". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. "Lauren Winfield: Injured batter misses England Academy tour". BBC. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. "BBC Sport – Women's Ashes 2015: Fran Wilson named in England squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. "England name Women's World T20 squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. "Three uncapped players in England's Women's World T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  7. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  8. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  10. "Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  11. "Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  12. "England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI". Times and Star. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  13. "Women's Ashes: Kirstie Gordon & Katherine Brunt in England Test squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  14. "Only Test, Australia Women tour of England at Taunton, Jul 18-21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  15. 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.
  16. "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  17. "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  18. "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  19. "West Indies Women tour of England 2020". ESPN Cric info. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

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