Timothy Booth Jones

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Timothy Booth Jones
Personal information
Full nameTimothy Douglas Booth Jones
Born (1952-08-06) 6 August 1952 (age 68)
Dover, Kent, England
NicknameTBJ, Marty [1]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980–1981 Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches2610
Runs scored1,034110
Batting average 24.0413.75
100s/50s–/7–/–
Top score9530
Balls bowled––
Wickets ––
Bowling average ––
5 wickets in innings ––
10 wickets in match––
Best bowling––
Catches/stumpings 8/–1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 January 2012

Timothy Douglas Booth Jones (born 6 August 1952) is a former English cricketer. Booth Jones was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Dover, Kent, and was educated at Hastings Grammar School, before attending St Luke's, Exeter. [1] He now teaches History at a school in Tunbridge Wells.

Booth Jones made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in the 1980 County Championship. Booth Jones made 25 further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Kent in the 1981 County Championship. [2] In his 26 first-class appearances, he scored a total of 1,034 runs at an average of 24.04, with a high score of 95. [3] This score was one of seven fifties he made and came against Somerset in 1981. [4] He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1980 John Player League. He made nine further List A appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup. [5] In his ten List A matches, he scored a total of 110 runs at an average of 13.75, with a high score of 30. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Player profile: Timothy Booth Jones". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Timothy Booth Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Timothy Booth Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Sussex v Somerset, 1981 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "List A Matches played by Timothy Booth Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Timothy Booth Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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