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'Buttler will come back stronger' - Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones, England's 2005 Ashes-winning wicketkeeper, has backed Jos Buttler for a swift return to form in next week's first Test against Pakistan

I said dare to dream, and who knows - Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sometimes fairy tales do happen in sport. Geraint Jones, Ashes winner in 2005 turned priceless county pro - via Papua New Guinea - signed off his professional career by being chaired around Lord's

Klinger's direct hit seals one-run win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Outstanding fielding made the difference as Gloucestershire made it two wins in as many games in an exciting finish to a wonderful Royal London Cup game at Grace Road

Jones not retired yet after match-winning knock

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones may have announced his intention to retire at the end of the season but Gloucestershire were grateful for him remaining available until September as he kept the club's hopes of a NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final alive

Geraint Jones to retire at end of season

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones has announced that he will retire from all cricket at the end of the English summer and has stood down as Gloucestershire captain with immediate effect.

Klinger, Jones defiance sees Gloucestershire fight back

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A century from Michael Klinger helped Gloucestershire to an unlikely first innings lead over Lancashire on day two at Bristol. Having crumbled to 72 for 5 before lunch, Klinger and Geraint Jones joined forces to add 167 for the sixth wicket, in 42.1 overs

Marshall and Jones give Gloucestershire a chance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hamish Marshall and Geraint Jones saved the day for Gloucestershire and set up a potentially exciting fourth and final day at Bristol.

Jones signs as Gloucs four-day captain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones has signed a two-year contract with Gloucestershire and will captain the side in first-class cricket next season

Scotland make third World Cup trip

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the final day's action in the Super Six stage at the World Cup Qualifiers in New Zealand on January 30, 2014

Jones declares behind to enliven Kent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kent's stand-in captain Geraint Jones breathed new life into the third day at Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl with a challenging declaration after the follow-on had been saved.

Jones, Coles put Kent on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Leicestershire's decision to bowl first backfired as Kent racked up 406 on the first day at Grace Road with half-centuries from Brendan Nash, Geraint Jones and Matt Coles.

Jones keeps Kent in the hunt

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones' innings kept Derbyshire at bay on the first day of a crucial tie in the promotion race at Canterbury

Nash proves a point for Kent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brendan Nash scored a maiden century in county cricket to put Kent on top at Canterbury

T20 qualifiers chance for PNG to leave mark - Dikana

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rarva Dikana, Papa New Guinea captain, hopes to use the World T20 qualifiers to announce his country's presence in world cricket.

Jones to play for Papua New Guinea

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones, the former England wicketkeeper, will return to the country of his birth and play for Papua New Guinea in the World Twenty20 qualifying tournament

Kent win but docked eight points

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kent look set to wrap up a convincing County Championship win over Division Two rivals Essex with a day to spare, but may yet pay the price for preparing a below-par pitch for this end-of-season encounter at Canterbury

Kent in control after Essex collapse

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Blake rises above poor batting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even Mark Ramprakash struggled to bring a semblance of common sense batting to County Championship proceedings at The Oval,

Northeast and Jones set up Kent win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kent maintained their hopes of reaching the knock-out stages of the Friends Life t20 by securing a deserved five-wicket win over Glamorgan in Canterbury

Shahzad unable to save Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ajmal Shahzad was the hero turned villain who just failed to redeem himself as Yorkshire lost to Kent by two wickets with two balls remaining

Jones ton gives Kent the edge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A career-best 178 by former England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones coupled with three last-session wickets for James Tredwell saw Kent take the initiative on day three against County Championship title hopefuls Somerset

van Jaarsveld and Jones revive Kent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Martin van Jaarsveld and Geraint Jones rescued Kent with a gritty unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 128 in 36 overs

Jones and van Jaarsveld make Essex pay

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Injuries to Ravi Bopara and Maurice Chambers gave Kent a slightly unfair advantage on the opening day in Canterbury where the hosts closed on 360 for 6

Jones marathon denies Somerset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones defied Somerset's bowlers for nearly three hours on a turning pitch to lead Kent to a draw at Taunton.

Jones & Stevens power Kent win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A 69-run partnership between Darren Stevens and Geraint Jones powered Kent to a six-wicket victory over Essex at Chelmsford

Jones century powers Kent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones scored his first Championship century of the season as Kent took full advantage of a friendly pitch after winning the toss to compile a total of 355 for 6 on the opening day of their duel at Chelmsford

James Hockley and James Tredwell build strong lead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kent emerged as the winners in a battle of cricketing wills in Canterbury when seventh-wicket partners James Hockley and James Tredwell batted their side into a position of strength against leaders Yorkshire

Kent on verge of Division Two title

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kent dominated with bat and ball on day two at a cloudy St Lawrence to move within a point of securing the County Championship Division 2 title

Jones hundred lays platform for Kent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If England's selectors are still wondering who should understudy wicketkeeper Matt Prior during this winter's Test and ODI programme in South Africa, then Kent's Geraint Jones can do little more to promote his own claims this summer, as he reached an unb

Bad light brightens Somerset's day

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT

A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship

Nash powers Sussex to win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship

Nash's freak injury overshadows Kent's win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of Sunday's matches in the Twenty20 Cup

Mahmood haul powers Lancashire victory

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:19 GMT

A round-up from the third day in the third round County Championship matches

Jones settles into new role with ton

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones hit a century from his new No. 3 position to put Kent in control against Northamptonshire

Jones fires after Lancashire slump

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After taking advantage of a damp pitch Kent are already ahead at Aigburth after dispatching Lancashire for 107 before Geraint Jones almost matched it on his own

Joseph demolishes Lancashire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Kent take control against Lancashire and Essex suffer an injury blow to Danish Kaneria

Ramprakash altercation overshadows ton

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches as the weather finally allows a decent amount of action

van Jaarsveld's second ton seals Kent win

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

Martin van Jaarsveld continued his one-man show to bring up his second century of the match to complete Kent's come-from-behind four-wicket win against Surrey

Kent's late flurry buries Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kent's middle-order went from mild-mannered to supermen at The Oval, where a late assault from Geraint Jones and Azhar Mahmood turned a shaky start into a match-winning 282 against Surrey

Prior and Mushtaq put Sussex on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For the second time in the match Matt Prior hauled Sussex out of a hole after the top-order slumped and set the platform for a final-day dart at victory

All Stars fumble against champions Sri Lanka

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A Sri Lanka side without any big names overcame the Shane Warne-led All Stars to win the 2007 edition of the Hong Kong Sixes

Geraint Jones joins All-Star team

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones has been named in the All-Stars team for the Hong Kong Sixes

Rana injury overshadows title knockout

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Kent pile on the pressure against Warwickshire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Hick reaches 40,000 first-class runs

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest Championship matches

Jones breaks century drought

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

Jones heads for Papua New Guinea

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As his former team-mates prepare to jet off to the Caribbean for the World Cup, England's discarded wicketkeeper, Geraint Jones, is about to head in the other direction. He is heading for the country of his birth, Papua New Guinea

Jones goes back to his roots

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ditched from England's Test team and out of their World Cup plans, Geraint Jones is returning to his roots after agreeing to play the remainder of the Brisbane first-grade season with Beenleigh-Logan

'Read is breathing down my neck' - Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's under-fire wicketkeeper Geraint Jones has defended his performances in the Ashes to date, but realises that Chris Read is likely to replace him for the next Test

England wallow in dreamland

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the end, resistance was futile. England's 463-day Ashes reign, the shortest in history, came to an end just two balls into the second session of the 15th day of this contest. In truth, it was over long before it had begun

Jones surprised at recall

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For the second time in his career Geraint Jones has stolen England's wicketkeeping spot out of Chris Read's gloves

Warne slams inclusion of Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shane Warne has hit out at England's decision to recall Geraint Jones behind the stumps in place of Chris Read, and believes that Australia will be handed a huge advantage if Ashley Giles is also named in the side that takes the field at Brisbane on Thurs

England swap keepers for Brisbane Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones will replace Chris Read as England's preferred wicketkeeper for the opening Test against Australia, according to Duncan Fletcher, England's coach

'No international can be called irrelevant' - Read

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read, England's under-pressure wicketkeeper, insists that England, on the brink of elimination from the ICC Champions Trophy, have the winning urge

Sussex fight back against Lancashire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest matches in the Championship

Fletcher wants Monty to develop his batting and fielding

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Duncan Fletcher, England's coach, has told Monty Panesar he must develop the other areas of his game before he can be assured of being the team's premier spinner

Read called up as England drop Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's selectors have dropped Geraint Jones from the squad for the Headingley Test which starts on Friday, giving a recall to Chris Read

The injury jinx that won't go away

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Another day, another set of injury scares for both England and Pakistan's cricketers, as the jinx that has pursued the teams since they last met in December shows no sign of abating

Graveney gives backing to Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England chairman of selectors David Graveney has given his backing to Geraint Jones, the England wicketkeeper, ahead of the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday

From bad to hopeless

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew McGlashan rates out of ten England's performances against Sri Lanka in the five-match one-day series

Jones expected to miss next match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Virender Sehwag will lead India in the next two one-day internationals against England after the selectors decided to rest Rahul Dravid

Rampant England level series

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT

A rampant England side clinched a famous series-levelling win on the final day at Mumbai as India caved in for a paltry 100, chasing 313 for victory

England fight back after Kumble special

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The first full day's play showed just why this Test has been all about what could have and might have been

Fletcher praise for team effort

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Duncan Fletcher has praised the inexperienced England team for their performance in the first Test at Nagpur

Munaf gives Board XI the upper hand

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT

A 93-run opening stand between Wasim Jaffer and Gautam Gambhir gave India the advantage at stumps on day one

England storm to victory in tour opener

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England turned an impending draw into a 238-run victory by routing CCI President's XI for 75

Vaughan's captaincy lacked his Ashes imagination

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hard on the heels of the Ashes triumph follows the fall, as England are dealt a great big spanking in Pakistan. A few delivered, many others didn't. Andrew Flintoff, big hearted as always, was right there while the likes of Geriant Jones and debuta

Jones keeping critics quiet

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones will enter the third Test in Lahore on Tuesday full of confidence

England fail to heed warning

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller's English view from the fifth and final day at Multan

Jones not fazed by Prior presence

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones is not feeling under extra pressure because of Matt Prior's presence in the England squad

England operating 'closed shop' policy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Emburey, the coach of Middlesex, has accused the selectors of operating a "closed shop" policy in light of excluding Owais Shah

Prior ready for England duty

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Matt Prior says he will be ready to step in as a batsman - and not just a wicketkeeper - if required

Udal earns recall for Pakistan tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have recalled Shaun Udal for the tour of Pakistan after a break of 10 years in his international career

England's marks out of ten

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's Ashes marks out of ten

Australia in tatters

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT

Australia were left in tatters at the end of the second day as they slumped to 99 for 5, still 378 in arrears

Flintoff realistic despite heroics

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller gauges the reaction from both camps on the second day of the fourth Test

Serene England glimpse the promised land

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller's Verdict from the second day of the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge

Graveney backs Geraint Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

David Graveney launched a spirited defence of wicketkeeper Geraint Jones

England unchanged for fourth Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England named an unchanged 12-man squad for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia at Trent Bridge starting this Thursday

A crash course in cricket education

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Verdict after the fourth day of the third Test at Old Trafford

Fletcher plays down Jones errors

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Duncan Fletcher played down the Geraint Jones's mistakes during the press conference at the end of the third day at Old Trafford

Giles and Jones leave Australia struggling

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia closed on 210 for 7, needing 34 more runs to avoid the follow-on

Jones attempts to catch up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones is still hurting from his disastrous Ashes debut, but he hopes to pay back his team-mates if picked for the second Test

Fear is England's biggest foe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller's verdict on the third day at Lord's

Ponting looks forward to NatWest Challenge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting has said that the result of the NatWest Series final at Lord's has whetted his side's appetite for the three-match NatWest Challenge one-day series

Trophy shared after thrilling tie

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Natwest Series final finished in a thrilling tie between England and Australia

Jones cleared after bump-ball incident

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's wicketkeeper, Geraint Jones, has been cleared of a breach of the ICC Code of Conduct

Russell to give wicketkeeping tips to Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jack Russell, the former England wicketkeeper who retired last year, has been asked to help Geraint Jones improve behind the stumps

de Villiers set for one-day debut

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa's rising star, AB de Villiers, will make his one-day debut against England on Wednesday, after being controversially overlooked for the opening fixture at the Wanderers over the weekend

Ups and downs on a roller-coaster ride

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The series began with accusations of England being 'undercooked', but by the end of an incredible five Tests in six weeks, there was hardly a player on either side who had not been baked half to death by the unrelenting itinerary

'We'll sleep well tonight'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones admitted that England would be sleeping easily after all but securing their first series win in South Africa for 40 years

Sands of time running out on South Africa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England did enough on the fourth day at Centurion to ensure that this match, and with it all hopes of squaring the series, is now beyond South Africa

Flintoff faces operation after final Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England are confident that Andrew Flintoff will be fit for the fifth Test that starts at Centurion this Friday, but he faces surgery on a chronic ankle injury

Hoggard's super seven launches England to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Matthew Hoggard stepped out of the shadows with an outstanding display of swing bowling to lead England to a dramatic 77-run victory on the final day of the fourth Test at Johannesburg

Trescothick's ton boosts England on a fluctuating day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A compelling fourth Test continued to swing this way and that on the fourth day at Johannesburg

South Africa wrap up a convincing victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If 2004 was England's annus mirabilis, they have come down to earth with a bump in '05, losing that unbeaten record at the earliest possible opportunity

Return of the killer instinct

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Wisden Verdict

England on top after Thorpe's 16th century

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A superb unbeaten hundred from Graham Thorpe put England in the driving seat as South Africa ended the fourth day needing a mountainous 357 to win at Durban

England cruise to the clean sweep

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England completed a whitewash with an ultimately simple 74-run demolition of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo

Pietersen and Jones set up a crushing victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England strolled to an ultimately simple 161-run victory in the second one-day international at Harare