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Intro | English cricketer | |
A.K.A. | Richard Henry Jones Richard Henry Cartwright-Jones | |
A.K.A. | Richard Henry Jones Richard Henry Cartwright-Jones | |
Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
was | Athlete Cricketer | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 3 November 1916, Redditch, Redditch, Worcestershire, United Kingdom | |
Death | 14 July 2004Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, Shropshire, United Kingdom (aged 87 years) | |
Star sign | Scorpio | |
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Biography
Richard Henry Jones (3 November 1916 – 14 July 2004) was an English cricketer. Jones was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Redditch, Worcestershire. He was known later in life as Richard Henry Cartwright-Jones.
Jones made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Somerset at Edgbaston in the 1946 County Championship. Opening the bowling in Somerset's first-innings, he bowled eight wicketless overs, though conceded just 12 runs from them. He opened the batting in Warwickshire's first-innings and was dismissed for 9 runs by Johnny Lawrence, while in Somerset's second-innings he again opened the bowling, bowling three wicketless overs which cost 15 runs. He scored 23 runs in Warwickshire's second-innings, before he was dismissed by Arthur Wellard, with Warwickshire winning by 2 wickets.
He died at Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire on 14 July 2004.