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Peter Jones

1935 – 2007

English cricketer

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Lived 1935 – 2007 (aged 72). Peter Jones was a British cricketer, association football player, university teacher and philosopher.

Peter Henry Jones (19 June 1935 – 29 December 2007) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club between 1953 and 1967, and then Minor Counties Championship matches for Suffolk County Cricket Club between 1971 and 1981. He also appeared in six List A matches for Suffolk between 1978 and 1981. A middle-order left-handed batsman and left-arm slow arm bowler, his debut at 18 years was the first of 141 first-class matches, all but one of which was for Kent. He scored 4,196 first-class runs and took 231 wickets. He was born at Woolwich in London in 1935. and his form "fell away".

Suffolk teammate Bobby Cunnell wrote for the East Anglian Daily Times that Jones was "could bowl well in all sorts of conditions... He was a master of containment and I would call on him to break up a partnership if a match was running away from us. Much of our success was brought about by having three good spinners in the team and Peter's role was very important."

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Who was Peter Jones?

English cricketer (1935-2007)

When was Peter Jones born?

Peter Jones was born on 19 June 1935 in Woolwich.

When did Peter Jones die?

Peter Jones died on 29 December 2007 in Wolverhampton.

What was Peter Jones's occupation?

Peter Jones was a cricketer, association football player, university teacher and philosopher.

What nationality was Peter Jones?

Peter Jones was British.

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· Wikipedia: Peter Jones

· Wikidata: Q7175029

· DBpedia: Peter Jones (cricketer, born 1935)

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