Barry Jones (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1955
Place of Birth: Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Barry Jones (cricketer)
- Barry John Richardson Jones (born 2 November 1955) is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire between 1976 and 1980. Jones made his first-class debut against Oxford University at The University Parks in late May 1976.
- Although he made only 10 and 4 from number two in the order, he was retained for the County Championship match which immediately followed.
- In this game, now batting at seven, he did no better, making only 11 and 1. After this, Jones spent a long period out of the first team, returning only in August when he was given a short run but again made no significant scores. During the 1977 season, Jones played in the First XI more than at any other time, turning out for 14 first-class and six List A games.
- In late August he finally made his maiden fifty, hitting 65 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.Wisden thought he had made "a steady advance" over the summer, but statistically his season as a whole was disappointing as he averaged only 16.31 in first-class cricket and 8.80 in the one-day game. From 1978 to 1980, Jones was in and out of the Worcestershire side, often getting chances but never managing a really big score.
- Indeed, he was to score only one half-century in 26 first-class games during that period, an innings of 61 against Oxford University in June 1978. His most eye-catching achievement came in a Second XI match, when he hit a century in each innings versus Somerset II in August 1979.Jones' career in top-class cricket ended after the 1980 season, and he returned to his family's farm in Shropshire.
- He played minor counties cricket with Shropshire in 1981 and 1982, and since 2006 he has made numerous appearances for Shropshire's Over-50s team.His brother Bryan Jones made 20 List A appearances for Shropshire and played one Youth Test for England.
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