1. Geraint Owen Jones was born on 14 July 1976 and is a former cricketer who played for both England and Papua New Guinea.
16 Facts About Geraint Jones
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Geraint Jones later played international cricket for Papua New Guinea from 2012 to 2014.
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Geraint Jones announced his retirement from first-class cricket in July 2015 following his resignation as the first-class cricket captain of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.
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Geraint Jones was born in Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea, and moved to Australia with his parents, who were originally from Wales, soon after he was born.
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Geraint Jones grew up in Toowoomba where he played in the under 21 team in the annual Spring Street Church cricket match.
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Geraint Jones met his wife whilst playing for Clevedon; the couple has two sons.
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Geraint Jones spent most of his career playing for Kent County Cricket Club.
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Geraint Jones made his debut for Kent in 2001 after having played Second XI cricket for the side the previous season.
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Geraint Jones was capped by the side in 2003 and played in more than 380 top-class matches for Kent, making his final appearance for the side in 2013.
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Geraint Jones was released by Kent at the end of the season, and signed a two-year deal with Gloucestershire in October 2014, but retired after only a year with the club.
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Geraint Jones replaced Chris Read as England wicket-keeper during the 2004 tour of the West Indies.
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Until mid-2006 the England selectors maintained faith in Geraint Jones believing that he offset his mistakes with several well-timed performances with the bat.
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Geraint Jones played the first three matches of the series but was dropped after poor performances and never regained his England place.
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Geraint Jones played for Papua New Guinea in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates.
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Geraint Jones played again for PNG in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, where he was a standout in the middle order for the side and provided much needed stability to the lineup, scoring 216 runs, with an average of 27 and a high score of 55.
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Geraint Jones played in two ODI's for the side, both against Hong Kong in Townsville, Australia.