Prior Jones
On scorecards: PEW Jones
In-game rating: 77/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Prior Jones played 9 Tests for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1948 to 1951. The first came against England at Kensington Oval, with scores of 10 and 7, and 4 wickets, and the last against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1951.
The most productive decade was the 1940s: 21 wickets at 26.8 in 6 Tests. The best bowling is 5 for 85 against India at Brabourne Stadium in 1949. In all: 1 five-wicket haul.
The most wickets came against India: 17 wickets at 28.2 in 5 Tests.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 9 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10* | – | England | Kensington Oval | 1948 | Drawn |
| 10 | – | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1949 | Won |
| 7 | – | England | Kensington Oval | 1948 | Drawn |
| 7 | – | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1951 | Lost |
| 6 | – | India | Eden Gardens | 1948 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/85 | 41 | India | Brabourne Stadium | 1949 | Drawn |
| 4/30 | 10 | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1949 | Won |
| 4/54 | 25.2 | England | Kensington Oval | 1948 | Drawn |
| 3/68 | 27 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1951 | Lost |
| 3/90 | 28.4 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1948 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 6/58 against India (1949).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 20.75 |
| Away | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0/0 | 21 | 31.81 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | 38 | 7.60 | 0/0 | 21 | 26.76 |
| 1950s | 3 | 9 | 2.25 | 0/0 | 4 | 47.25 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brabourne Stadium | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 28.86 |
| Kensington Oval | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 20.75 |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 9.67 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 28.00 |
| Eden Gardens | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 97.00 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 40.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1948 at Kensington Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1951 at Sydney Cricket Ground
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