Simon Jones (cricketer)

Simon Philip Jones (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England.

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25 December - 1978 - Swansea - Glamorgan - Welsh - Cricket - Glamorgan County Cricket Club - England

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Jones is 1.92m (6'3.5") tall.

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A right-arm fast bowler and left handed tail end batsman, Jones made his Test match debut against India in 2002 and, after impressing in that one Test, was then selected for the 2002/2003 Ashes tour. However, on the first morning of the First Test he suffered a severe injury, rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament while sliding to field a ball. After a lengthy recovery period, he was fit in time to tour the Caribbean in 2004. Jones made his One-Day International debut on the 2004/05 tour of Zimbabwe.

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Fast bowler - Test match - India - 2002 - 2003 - Ashes tour - Anterior cruciate ligament - Caribbean - 2004 - One-Day International - Zimbabwe

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His father, Jeff Jones, played cricket for England in the 1960s.

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Jeff Jones - 1960s

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His fightback from severe injury said much for his character and mental strength. His action since has been refined and he has developed a mastery of reverse swing, gradually becoming a key member of the most highly-rated England bowling attack for a generation. England captain Michael Vaughan seemed initially reluctant to use Jones, but in the Ashes series of 2005 he proved a revelation, taking 18 wickets at 21.00 and troubling all of the Australian batsmen with his control of swing. His stock had risen to the point of him being promoted to open the bowling when he succumbed to an ankle injury during the Fourth Test, forcing him out of the crucial deciding match at the Oval, as well as out of England's winter tour to Pakistan.

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Michael Vaughan - Ashes series - The Oval - Pakistan

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