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Full name Nigel Geoffrey Jones
Born April 22, 1982, Timaru, New Zealand
Current age 31 years 58 days
Major teams Ireland, Civil Service North, Ireland A, South Canterbury
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 14 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 25* | 14.80 | 102 | 72.54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| List A | 18 | 12 | 4 | 129 | 30 | 16.12 | 201 | 64.17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 14 | 13 | 389 | 234 | 10 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 23.40 | 3.60 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 18 | 16 | 545 | 376 | 12 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 31.33 | 4.13 | 45.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Ireland v Kenya at Rotterdam, Jul 1, 2010 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Ireland v England at Dublin, Aug 25, 2011 scorecard |
| List A debut | Jamaica v Ireland at Discovery Bay, Apr 7, 2010 scorecard |
| Last List A | Ireland XI v South Africa A at Strabane, Aug 19, 2012 scorecard |
Born in New Zealand, Nigel Jones was a promising age-group cricketer for Canterbury before departing for Ireland. He played his first club game for Civil Service North in 2007 and less than two years later had cracked into the senior Ireland side before the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009. An allrounder, he usually bats in the lower middle order and bowls medium pace off a short run-up, his energetic action giving the appearance of bowling off the wrong foot. He is nippier than his slow, ambling approach to the crease would suggest and often surprises batsmen by getting the ball to rush on to the bat.
Strengths
Jones's bowling appears his stronger suit, and his slightly unorthodox action has often helped to slow the opposition's scoring in limited-overs cricket.
Key stats
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Jones has never been to a World Cup before.
Expert view
"Jonesy may find it hard to get into the starting XI, however he adds depth to the squad a provides quality back up in both batting and bowling departments."- Kyle McCallan, former Ireland allrounder
Andrew McGlashan
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2 for 19 v Scotland, Voorburg, 2010
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2 for 20 v Netherlands, Dublin, 2010
- Connell, Jones return to Ireland squad (Aug 15, 2012)
- Rankin to miss Sri Lanka tour due to foot injury (Jan 14, 2010)
Feb 28, 2011
Ireland's Nigel Jones works out during a practice session
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Jul 1, 2010
Nigel Jones and John Mooney celebrate another wicket
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Apr 27, 2010
Nigel Jones
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