Dean Jones
On scorecards: DM Jones
In-game rating: 90/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dean Jones played 52 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1984 to 1992. The first came against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, with scores of 48 and 5, and the last against Sri Lanka at Tyronne Fernando Stadium in 1992.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 2,370 runs at 51.5 in 30 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 216 from 347 balls against West Indies at Adelaide Oval in 1989. In all: 11 hundreds, 14 fifties.
At home the average was 48.7 across 29 Tests; away it was 44.1 across 23 Tests. The most runs came against England: 1,320 runs at 50.8 in 17 Tests. Adelaide Oval was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 603 runs at 60.3. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 19 of the Tests Dean Jones played and lost 8, with 24 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 52 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | 347 | West Indies | Adelaide Oval | 1989 | Drawn |
| 210 | 330 | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1986 | Drawn |
| 184* | 421 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1987 | Won |
| 157 | 294 | England | Edgbaston | 1989 | Drawn |
| 150* | 295 | India | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1992 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/5 | 3 | New Zealand | Adelaide Oval | 1987 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1,320 | 50.77 | 3/8 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 10 | 631 | 37.12 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| India | 8 | 681 | 61.91 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 6 | 291 | 36.38 | 2/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 537 | 59.67 | 3/2 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 5 | 171 | 24.43 | 0/1 | 1 | 49.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 29 | 2,044 | 48.67 | 7/7 | 1 | 41.00 |
| Away | 23 | 1,587 | 44.08 | 4/7 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30 | 2,370 | 51.52 | 7/9 | 1 | 41.00 |
| 1990s | 22 | 1,261 | 39.41 | 4/5 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | 6 | 603 | 60.30 | 3/1 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 6 | 460 | 57.50 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 6 | 251 | 25.10 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 5 | 488 | 81.33 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 5 | 121 | 17.29 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Queen's Park Oval | 2 | 113 | 37.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1984 at Queen's Park Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 1992 at Tyronne Fernando Stadium
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