Dean Jones
94Australia · BAT · 1984 to 1994 · on scorecards: DM Jones
BATTING
- Matches
- 164
- Innings
- 161
- Runs
- 6068
- Average
- 44.61
- Strike rate
- 72.56
- High score
- 145
- 100s / 50s
- 7 / 46
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 3
- Average
- 27
- Economy
- 4.58
- Strike rate
- 35.3
- Best figures
- 2/34
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 54 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dean Jones played 164 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1984 to 1994. The first came against Pakistan at Adelaide Oval, with a score of 40, and the last against South Africa at Newlands in 1994.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 3,044 runs at 45.4 in 84 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 145 from 136 balls against England at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 1990, in a match Australia won. In all: 7 hundreds, 46 fifties.
At home the average was 47.3 across 107 ODIs; away it was 39.2 across 40 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against New Zealand: 1,301 runs at 54.2 in 27 ODIs. Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 35 ODIs and 1,287 runs at 46.0. The scorecards record 16 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 98 of the ODIs Dean Jones played and lost 61.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 164 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | 136 | England | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1990 | Won |
| 121 | 113 | Pakistan | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1987 | Lost |
| 117* | 123 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1990 | Won |
| 107 | 143 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1990 | Won |
| 104 | 125 | England | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1987 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/34 | 6.3 | West Indies | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1989 | Won |
| 1/4 | 1.3 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1987 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 41 | 855 | 23.75 | 0/4 | 2 | 23.00 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1,301 | 54.21 | 2/12 | 0 | – |
| India | 21 | 723 | 42.53 | 0/5 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 21 | 832 | 48.94 | 1/6 | 0 | – |
| England | 20 | 955 | 53.06 | 3/5 | 1 | 14.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 17 | 879 | 109.88 | 1/9 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 13 | 390 | 30.00 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 114 | 57.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 107 | 4,069 | 47.31 | 4/31 | 1 | 38.00 |
| Away | 40 | 1,373 | 39.23 | 2/9 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 17 | 626 | 41.73 | 1/6 | 2 | 19.50 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84 | 3,044 | 45.43 | 3/23 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 1990s | 80 | 3,024 | 43.83 | 4/23 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 35 | 1,287 | 45.96 | 0/12 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 33 | 981 | 33.83 | 0/7 | 0 | – |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 14 | 545 | 49.55 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| Adelaide Oval | 12 | 563 | 112.60 | 0/5 | 0 | – |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 9 | 513 | 57.00 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 7 | 180 | 30.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1984 at Adelaide Oval
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 1994 at Newlands
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 24 March 1961
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 8,362
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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