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Emma Jones
Personal information
Full name
Emma Wing Sum Jones
Born (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22)
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Hertfordshire
2019–2024Essex
2021–2024South East Stars
2021Oval Invincibles
2023Trent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 10 28
Runs scored 124 244
Batting average 13.77 22.18
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 47 46*
Balls bowled 168 270
Wickets 2 11
Bowling average 82.00 34.27
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/13 2/13
Catches/stumpings 5/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2024

Emma Wing Sum Jones (born 8 August 2002) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey. An all-rounder, she is a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter.[1][2] Jones has links to Hong Kong, but turned down the chance to play for their national side, instead hoping to play for England.[3]

Early life

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Jones was born on 8 August 2002 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.[2]

Domestic career

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Jones made her county debut in 2017, for Hertfordshire against the Netherlands, in which she scored 17 runs and bowled six overs.[4] She was later part of the age-group county setups at Hertfordshire and Essex, Jones played her first match for the senior Essex team against the United States in 2019.[5] She appeared in four matches in Essex's Women's London Championship campaign in 2020.[6] She played every match for Essex in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 36 runs and taking 3 wickets.[7][8] She played three matches in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 14 runs and taking two wickets.[9][10]

In 2021, Jones was named as part of the South East Stars squad for their upcoming season.[11] She made her debut for the side in the opening match of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, against Lightning.[12] She went on to play every match as her side went on to win the competition, and hit her Twenty20 high score of 46* from 27 balls in a match against Central Sparks.[13][14] She also played three matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 33 runs and taking 1 wicket.[15] Oval Invincibles also signed Jones during The Hundred season, but did not play a match for the side.[16] She played six matches for South East Stars in the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 52 runs and taking two wickets.[17] She was again signed by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred, but was later forced to withdraw due to injury.[18][19] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Jones had signed her first professional contract with South East Stars.[20] She played one match for South East Stars in 2023, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[21] She was signed by Trent Rockets for The Hundred, but was ruled out due to injury.[22] In 2024, she played 11 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[23][24]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Emma Jones". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Emma Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "A-level results: Sawbridgeworth student and Essex cricketer Emma Jones is Felsted School exam star". Bishop's Stortford Independent. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Hertfordshire Women v Netherlands Women, 29 May 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Essex Women v USA Women, 26 August 2019". PlayCricket. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Emma Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Bowling for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  11. ^ "South East Stars Name Squad for 2021". Kia Oval. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Lightning v South East Stars, Group A, Nottingham, June 26 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  14. ^ "South East Stars qualify for Charlotte Edwards Cup final despite Eve Jones 76". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Cambridge student Emma Jones selected by Oval Invincibles". Varsity Cambridge. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  18. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Nathan Ellis leads tranche of Hundred replacements". the Cricketer. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  20. ^ "11 Contracts Handed Out For The South East Stars". Kia Oval. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  22. ^ "London Spirit snap up Lauren Filer as Women's Hundred squads confirmed". the Cricketer. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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