Dean Jones (cricketer)

Dean Mervyn Jones AM (24 March 1961 – 24 September 2020) was an Australian cricket commentator, coach and former cricketer. He played Tests and One Day Internationals for Australia. In 2019 Jones was added into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. He was born near Melbourne, Victoria. He played for Victoria, Derbyshire and the national team. He worked for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Dean Jones
AM

Personal information
Full name	Dean Mervyn Jones
Born	(1961-03-24)24 March 1961 Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Died	24 September 2020(2020-09-24) (aged 59) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nickname	Deano, Professor, The Suit
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off spin
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Australia (1984–1994)
Test debut (cap 324)	16 March 1984 v West Indies
Last Test	13 September 1992 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 79)	30 January 1984 v Pakistan
Last ODI	6 April 1994 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1981/82–1997/98	Victoria
1992	Durham
1996–1997	Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 52 164 245 285 Runs scored 3,631 6,068 19,188 10,936 Batting average 46.55 44.61 51.85 46.93 100s/50s 11/14 7/46 55/88 19/72 Top score 216 145 324* 145 Balls bowled 198 106 2,710 802 Wickets 1 3 27 23 Bowling average 64.00 27.00 57.22 30.69 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/5 2/34 5/112 2/0 Catches/stumpings 34/– 54/– 185/– 114/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing Australia ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1987 India and Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 January 2009

Jones died of cardiac arrest caused by a stroke at a Mumbai hospital on 24 September 2020 at the age of 59.