Simon Jones
Key facts
Full Name: Simon Phillip Jones
Born: December 25, 1978, Swansea, Glamorgan
County: Glamorgan
Other Teams: Worcestershire, Hampshire, England
Test Debut: England v India, Lord's, July 25-29 2002
ODI Debut: Zimbabwe v England, Bulawayo, December 4 2004
Batting Style: Left-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast
Biography
Simon Jones battled back from a potentially career-threatening knee injury to become a vital part of England's pace attack. The son of England pace bowler Jeff Jones, he joined the Glamorgan staff in 1997 and he made his first-class debut against Durham in 1998. The young Llangennech bowler developed his bowling skills under the guidance of future England coach Duncan Fletcher and, over the winter of 1999/2000, he also worked with former Olympic long jump star Lynn Davies in an attempt to eradicate the problem of over-stepping. The England selectors appreciated his potential and sent...
