Evelyn Jones

Evelyn Jones
Jones batting for Melbourne Renegades during WBBL|07
Personal information
Full name
Evelyn Jones
Born (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 32)
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2011Shropshire
2012–2016Staffordshire
2016Loughborough Lightning
2017–2019Lancashire
2017–2019Lancashire Thunder
2017/18Canterbury
2020–presentWarwickshire
2020–presentCentral Sparks
2024–present→ North West Thunder (on loan)
2021–2023Birmingham Phoenix
2021/22–2022/23Melbourne Renegades
2024–presentManchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 109 149
Runs scored 3,259 3,080
Batting average 35.81 24.06
100s/50s 6/19 0/14
Top score 136* 93*
Balls bowled 1,161 437
Wickets 26 19
Bowling average 30.15 24.52
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/29 3/14
Catches/stumpings 39/– 36/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 October 2023

Evelyn Jones (born 8 August 1992) is an English cricketer who currently plays for North West Thunder (on loan from Central Sparks), Warwickshire and Manchester Originals. She plays primarily as a left-handed opening batter, as well as bowling left-arm medium. She has previously played for Shropshire, Staffordshire and Lancashire, as well as for Loughborough Lightning and Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League, New Zealand side Canterbury Magicians and Women's Big Bash League team Melbourne Renegades.[1][2][3]

At the end of the 2021 season, Jones was voted the PCA Player of the Year for her performances that year.[4]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Evelyn Jones". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Central Sparks". Central Sparks Facebook. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Bears secure Evelyn Jones for T20 defence". Warwickshire County Cricket Club. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Joe Root & Eve Jones win PCA player of the year awards". BBC Sport. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.