Emma Jones (cricketer)

Emma Wing Sum Jones (born 8 August 2002) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey. An all-rounder, she is a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter.^[1][2][3]

Emma Jones

Personal information
Full name	Emma Wing Sum Jones
Born	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 23) Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017	Hertfordshire
2019–2024	Essex
2021–2024	South East Stars
2021	Oval Invincibles
2023	Trent Rockets
2024	Birmingham Phoenix
2025–present	Surrey
2025	→ Glamorgan (on loan)
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 10 28 Runs scored 124 244 Batting average 13.77 22.18 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 47 46* Balls bowled 168 270 Wickets 2 11 Bowling average 82.00 34.27 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/13 2/13 Catches/stumpings 5/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2024

Early life

Jones was born on 8 August 2002 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.^[2]

Domestic career

Jones made her county debut in 2017, for Hertfordshire against the Netherlands, in which she scored 17 runs and bowled six overs.^[4] She was later part of the age-group county setups at Hertfordshire and Essex, Jones played her first match for the senior Essex team against the United States in 2019.^[5] She appeared in four matches in Essex's Women's London Championship campaign in 2020.^[6] She played every match for Essex in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 36 runs and taking 3 wickets.^[7][8] She played three matches in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 14 runs and taking two wickets.^[9][10]

In 2021, Jones was named as part of the South East Stars squad for their upcoming season.^[11] She made her debut for the side in the opening match of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, against Lightning.^[12] She went on to play every match as her side went on to win the competition, and hit her Twenty20 high score of 46* from 27 balls in a match against Central Sparks.^[13][14] She also played three matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 33 runs and taking 1 wicket.^[15] Oval Invincibles also signed Jones during The Hundred season, but did not play a match for the side.^[16] She played six matches for South East Stars in the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 52 runs and taking two wickets.^[17] She was again signed by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred, but was later forced to withdraw due to injury.^[18][19] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Jones had signed her first professional contract with South East Stars.^[20] She played one match for South East Stars in 2023, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.^[21] She was signed by Trent Rockets for The Hundred, but was ruled out due to injury.^[22] In 2024, she played 11 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.^[23][24]