Bob Dudley-Jones
Robert David Louis Dudley-Jones (born 26 May 1952) is a former Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan from 1972 to 1974. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed batsman.
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| Full name | Robert David Louis Dudley-Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1952 Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1972–1974 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career
Bob Dudley-Jones was born in Bridgend, Glamorgan, and educated at Millfield School, where his teammates in the undefeated First XI in 1970 included David Graveney, Peter Roebuck and Jim Foat.[1] He went on to Cardiff College of Education, where he studied to be a teacher.[2]
While studying in Cardiff, Dudley-Jones made his debut for Glamorgan in a first-class match in the 1972 County Championship against Hampshire. He played four further first-class matches for the county from 1972 to 1973, his final match coming against Worcestershire.[3] In his first-class career, he took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 27.00, with best figures of 4/31.[4]
He made his List-A debut for Glamorgan in a match against Kent in 1972. He played four further List-A matches for the county from 1972 to 1974, his final List-A match coming against Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup.[5]
When he completed his studies in 1974 he retired from first-class cricket. He taught for many years at Llanishen High School in Cardiff.[2]
References
- Wisden 1971, pp. 821–22.
- "Bob Dudley-Jones". Glamorgan Cricket Archives. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- First-Class Matches played by Bob Dudley-Jones
- First-class Bowling For Each Team by Bob Dudley-Jones
- List A Matches played by Bob Dudley-Jones
External links
- Bob Dudley-Jones at Cricinfo
- Bob Dudley-Jones at CricketArchive