Percy Twentyman-Jones

Percy Sydney Twentyman-Jones (13 September 1876, Beaufort West – 8 March 1954, Cape Town) was a South African sportsman who played international cricket in one Test in 1902, and international rugby union in three Tests in 1896. After his sporting career, he became a judge.[1]

Percy Twentyman-Jones
Personal information
Full namePercy Sydney Twentyman-Jones
Born(1876-09-13)13 September 1876
Beaufort West, Cape Colony
Died8 March 1954(1954-03-08) (aged 77)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
Bowling-
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 1 10
Runs scored 0 306
Batting average 0.00 18.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/2
Top score 0 53
Balls bowled - -
Wickets - -
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - -
Best bowling - -
Catches/stumpings -/- 4/-
Source: Cricinfo

Twentyman-Jones played for Western Province from 1898 to 1905 as a right-handed batsman. He scored 33 and 50 (out of a total of just 80) against the touring Australian cricket team on a bad pitch[2] and was picked for the third Test match at Cape Town immediately afterwards. But he was dismissed without scoring in both innings.[3]

Twentyman-Jones also played rugby union for Western Province and South Africa as a wing. He played in three international matches for his country, all part of the 1896 British Isles tour of South Africa.[4] Twentyman-Jones scored his first and only international try in the Third Test at Kimberley, though the South Africans lost the game 3-9. His final international was the Final Test of the tour, which saw the very first South African international victory, beating the tourists 5-0.

Qualifying as a lawyer in 1898, Twentyman-Jones was appointed a judge in 1926 and had a prominent career in criminal cases. He was also a prominent sports administrator. His daughter passed his legal and other papers to the University of Cape Town Library in 1976: they include photographs of South African cricket teams from the 1880s and later.

References
  1. "The blond bombshell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. "Western Province v Australians 1902-03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. "South Africa v Australia, Cape Town 1902-03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. Percy Twentyman-Jones rugby profile Scrum.com
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