Peter Jones was a solid middle-order batsman and slow left-armer who made his debut for Kent in 1953 as an 18-year-old, but it wasn't until 1960 that he became a regular in the side. After a quiet start to the summer, he scored his maiden hundred and took a then best 4 for 34 against Essex and by the end of the season he had made 1005 runs and took 31 wickets. In 1961 he scored 1262 runs and took 77 wickets, both career bests. His form slowly fell away and he retired at the end of 1964, although he did make a four-match comeback in 1967.

Jones enjoyed a second career with Suffolk who he started playing for in 1971 when work took him to the county. Between 1971 and 1981 he played in 97 matches and made 3853 runs and took 297 wickets, helping them to the Minor County title in 1977 and 1979.
Martin Williamson

Peter Jones Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	Ct	St
FC	141	232	32	4196	132	20.98	2	15	99	0
List A	6	6	0	118	73	19.66	0	1	2	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
FC	141	17116	6549	231	6/41	-	28.35	2.29	74.0	-	6	1
List A	6	282	154	3	2/39	2/39	51.33	3.27	94.0	0	0	0

Recent Matches of Peter Jones

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
Suffolk vs Derbyshire	14	0/45	11-Jul-1981	Bury St Edmunds	List A
Suffolk vs Sussex	1	0/24	02-Jul-1980	Hove	List A
Suffolk vs Bucks	16	1/22	27-Jun-1979	High Wycombe	List A
Suffolk vs Sussex	8	--	05-Jul-1978	Hove	List A
Kent vs Lancashire	73	0/24	27-May-1964	Manchester	List A

Debut/Last Matches of Peter Jones

FC Matches

Span

1953 - 1967

List A Matches

Span

1963 - 1981

News and Features about Peter Jones

Kent allrounder Peter Jones dies

Peter Jones, who played for Kent as an allrounder between 1953 and 1967, has died at the age of 72 after a long battle against cancer

06-Jan-2008•Cricinfo staff

Photos of Peter Jones