Geraint Jones
78England · WK · 2004 to 2014 · on scorecards: GO Jones
BATTING
- Matches
- 51
- Innings
- 43
- Runs
- 862
- Average
- 24.62
- Strike rate
- 77.17
- High score
- 80
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 4
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 68 / 4
- Run-outs effected
- 11
CAREER IN BRIEF
Geraint Jones played 51 ODIs for Papua New Guinea in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2014. The first came against West Indies at Trent Bridge, with a score of 35, and the last against Hong Kong at Tony Ireland Stadium in 2014.
The highest score in the archive is 80 from 75 balls against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in 2004, in a match Papua New Guinea won. In all: 4 fifties. At home the average was 20.7 across 27 ODIs; away it was 28.0 across 22 ODIs, a player who travelled well.
The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 191 runs at 63.7 in 5 ODIs. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 129 runs at 25.8. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Papua New Guinea won 21 of the ODIs Geraint Jones played and lost 26.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 51 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 75 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2004 | Won |
| 71 | 100 | Australia | Lord's | 2005 | Tied/NR |
| 66 | 46 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2004 | Won |
| 53 | 50 | India | Holkar Cricket Stadium | 2006 | Lost |
| 49 | 66 | India | Nehru Stadium | 2006 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8 | 124 | 24.80 | 0/1 |
| India | 8 | 179 | 29.83 | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 76 | 19.00 | 0/0 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 36 | 9.00 | 0/0 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 191 | 63.67 | 0/2 |
| West Indies | 4 | 42 | 14.00 | 0/0 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | – | 0/0 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0/0 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 20 | – | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 27 | 311 | 20.73 | 0/1 |
| Away | 22 | 504 | 28.00 | 0/3 |
| Neutral | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0/0 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49 | 815 | 24.70 | 0/4 |
| 2010s | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 5 | 129 | 25.80 | 0/1 |
| Kennington Oval | 5 | 27 | 9.00 | 0/0 |
| Headingley | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 |
| Riverside Ground | 3 | 50 | 25.00 | 0/0 |
| Edgbaston | 3 | 38 | 38.00 | 0/0 |
| Trent Bridge | 3 | 37 | 37.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2004 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v Hong Kong, 2014 at Tony Ireland Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 14 July 1976
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,117
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 66.9
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 70.1
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 120.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 30.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 40.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 865 balls faced in that period.
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