Sammy Jones

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Cricket information
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	Australian
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 12 152 Runs scored 428 5189 Batting average 21.39 {{{bat avg2}}} 100s/50s 0/1 5/24 Top score 87 151 Balls bowled 262 3860 Wickets 6 55 Bowling average 18.66 33.52 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/47 5/54 Catches/stumpings 12/0 81/0
Source: [1]

Samuel Percy "Sammy" Jones (1 August 1861 in Sydney – 14 July 1951 in Auckland) was an Australian cricketer who played in 12 Tests between 1882 and 1888.

A solid right-handed batsman, Jones and a handy mediuam pace back bowler Jones excelled for New South Wales and later for Queensland and Auckland. Testament to his batting skill, his first class career lasted over 30 years.

Despite some solid Test knocks for Australia, he is remembered more for a couple of legends of the early days of Test cricket than for anything he did on the field. He was involved an incident with WG Grace in the 1882 Test Match, when he was run-out after having, under the natural assumption that the ball was dead, left his crease to pat down the pitch. Quite naturally, Jones was furious.

Also, Jones's highest Test score is 87, achieved during the first string of dismissals that helped bring this score up as a legend in Australian cricket superstition connected with bad luck.

External links

• Cricinfo article on Sammy Jones