Emma_Jones_(cricketer)

Emma Jones (cricketer)

Emma Jones (cricketer)

English cricketer

Emma Wing Sum Jones (born 8 August 2002) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Essex and South East Stars. 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]

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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]

References

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    "Player Profile: Emma Jones". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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    "Player Profile: Emma Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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    "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.
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    "Hertfordshire Women v Netherlands Women, 29 May 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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    "Essex Women v USA Women, 26 August 2019". PlayCricket. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Emma Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "Batting and Fielding for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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    "Bowling for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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    "Batting and Fielding for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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    "Bowling for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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    "South East Stars Name Squad for 2021". Kia Oval. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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    "Lightning v South East Stars, Group A, Nottingham, June 26 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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    "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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    "South East Stars qualify for Charlotte Edwards Cup final despite Eve Jones 76". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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    "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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    "Cambridge student Emma Jones selected by Oval Invincibles". Varsity Cambridge. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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    "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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    "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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    "Nathan Ellis leads tranche of Hundred replacements". the Cricketer. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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    "11 Contracts Handed Out For The South East Stars". Kia Oval. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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    "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  22. [22]
    "London Spirit snap up Lauren Filer as Women's Hundred squads confirmed". the Cricketer. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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