English cricketer (born 2002)
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] [ 3]
Early life
Jones was born on 8 August 2002 in Hatfield , Hertfordshire .[ 2]
Domestic career
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
^ "Player Profile: Emma Jones" . ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021 .
^ a b "Player Profile: Emma Jones" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021 .
^ "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 .
^ "Hertfordshire Women v Netherlands Women, 29 May 2017" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022 .
^ "Essex Women v USA Women, 26 August 2019" . PlayCricket. Retrieved 23 August 2021 .
^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Emma Jones" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 August 2021 .
^ "Batting and Fielding for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021 .
^ "Bowling for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021 .
^ "Batting and Fielding for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022 .
^ "Bowling for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022 .
^ "South East Stars Name Squad for 2021" . Kia Oval . 24 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021 .
^ "Lightning v South East Stars, Group A, Nottingham, June 26 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021 .
^ "South East Stars qualify for Charlotte Edwards Cup final despite Eve Jones 76" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021 .
^ "Cambridge student Emma Jones selected by Oval Invincibles" . Varsity Cambridge. Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022 .
^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
^ "Nathan Ellis leads tranche of Hundred replacements" . the Cricketer . 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022 .
^ "11 Contracts Handed Out For The South East Stars" . Kia Oval. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ "London Spirit snap up Lauren Filer as Women's Hundred squads confirmed" . the Cricketer. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 18 October 2024 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 18 October 2024 .
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