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Dean Mervyn Jones AM (24 March 1961 – 24 September 2020) was an Australian cricket player, coach and commentator who played Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Australia. He had an excellent record in Test cricket and is best remembered for revolutionising the ODI format.
Apr 6, 2021 · Read about Dean Jones cricket player from Australia profile, stats, rankings, records, videos, photos at ESPNcricinfo
- Male
- April 24, 1961
- Australia
Sep 24, 2020 · Dean Jones, who pioneered an energetic style of ODI batting, and the hero of Australia's tied Test against India in Chennai, died on Thursday after a heart attack in Mumbai. He was 59. Jones,...
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Sep 24, 2020 · Former Australia batsman Dean Jones has died at the age of 59. Jones suffered a heart attack in Mumbai, where he was working as a commentator on television coverage of the Indian Premier...
- 'A Hero to A Generation of Cricketers'
- 'He Was A Pioneer'
- 'A Colossal Loss'
Earl Eddings, Chair of Cricket Australia, said Jones would be sorely missed by cricket fans around the world. "Dean Jones was a hero to a generation of cricketers and will forever be remembered as a legend of this great game," Eddings said. "Anyone who watched cricket in the 1980s and 1990s will fondly recall his cavalier approach at the crease and...
Former England captain Michael Atherton said Jones was a pioneer in cricket and "played the game as it would become in the years after he would retire". "I think everybody admired the way he played the game," Atherton told Sky Sports News. "He was a real dasher, he played with great confidence, style and a bit of a swagger. "He was a key part of th...
The cricket community has paid tribute to Jones on social media, with Australia batsman Steve Smith posting on Twitter: "Awful to hear the news of Dean Jones passing away in Mumbai. He was a wonderful player for Australia and he will be missed. My thoughts are with his family. RIP Deano" Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he was "heartbrok...
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Profile. In many ways, Dean Jones redefined the way ODI cricket was to be played in the years to come. While many felt that the shorter format's urge for quicker scoring revolved around power...
Sep 24, 2020 · By the time Dean Jones departed the international scene, he was history's man. Australia's batting wunderkind of the 1980s and '90s had done nothing less than revolutionise limited overs cricket.
