Dean Jones Australia (AUS)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm offbreak (OB)
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	52	164
Runs scored	3631	6068
Batting average	46.55	44.61
100s/50s	11/14	7/46
Top score	216	145
BallsOvers bowled	33	17.4
Wickets	1	3
Bowling average	64.00	27.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	N/A
Best bowling	1/5	2/34
Catches/stumpings	34/0	54/0
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Dean Mervyn Jones (born March 24, 1961 in Coburg, Victoria) was an Australian Cricketer. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Coburg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ...

"Deano" began his first class career in the 1981-82 season with Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. He made his Test debut for Australia in the West Indies in 1984. The Victorian Bushrangers are an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Pura Cup (formerly known as the Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first class cricket competition in Australia. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ...

Between 1984 and 1992, Jones played 52 Test matches for Australia, scoring 3,631 runs, including 11 centuries, at an average of 46.55. His most notable innings was in only his third Test, against India in the Tied Test in Chennai (Madras) in 1986. Suffering from dehydration in the oppresively hot conditions (52 degrees centigrade and near 90% humidity according to Steve Waughs autobiography), Jones was constantly vomiting on the pitch. He wanted to go off the field "retired ill" which led his captain Allan Border to say that if he couldn't handle the conditions, "then let's get a tough Queenslander" (Greg Ritchie was the next man) in to bat. This comment spurred Jones to score 210. In Test cricket, a Tie occurs when the aggregate scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play and the side batting last has completed its innings - all 10 batsmen will be out. ... Chennai (ெசன்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ... Allan Robert Border (born July 27, 1955 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricket captain. ... Greg Ritchie (born January 23, 1960 in Queensland) was an Australian cricketer who played in 30 Tests between 1982 and 1987. ...

Jones was one of Australia's most successful batsmen in one-day international matches. In 164 matches, he scored 6,068 runs, including seven centuries and 46 half centuries, at an average of 44.61. He played in the 1987 World Cup winning team, and was noted for his electric running between the wickets, outstanding out-fielding and aggressive batting especially against fast bowlers. With his flamboyant style of play he became a crowd favourite. A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... Cricket World Cup 2007 logo The ICC Cricket World Cup is the world championship of one-day cricket, a tournament held quadrenially between all Test-playing nations, as well as several representatives from other cricket-playing nations who qualify through a series of qualifying matches. ... Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ...

Jones also played for Durham and Derbyshire in the English County Championship. No stranger to controversy, he left Derbyshire in mid-season and also had run-ins with authority and team mates in his home state of Victoria. During his career, he scored 19,188 runs in first class matches, including 55 centuries and 88 half centuries and a highest score of 324 not out, at an average of 51.85. The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... Derbyshire County Cricket Club (Derbyshire CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based The Racecourse Ground, otherwise known as the County Ground, in the city of Derby. ... The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ...

Jones is now a coach and a commentator. He is well-known for his condemnation of the bowling action of the Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

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