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2 unusual facts about Sammy Jones


Sammy Jones

Samuel Percy "Sammy" Jones (1 August 1861 in Sydney – 14 July 1951 in Auckland) was an Australian cricketer who played twelve Tests between 1882 and 1888.

A solid right-handed batsman and a handy medium pace bowler, Jones excelled for New South Wales and later for Queensland and Auckland.


History of Test cricket from 1877 to 1883

The match was fiercely contested, as evidenced by W. G. Grace's gamesmanship in running out the naïve 21-year-old Sammy Jones, who had been batting well with his captain.


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