da dobrowin： Simon Jones enjoyed an outstanding debut with both bat and ball in Test cricket duringEngland`s 170 run victory over India at Lord`s
Andrew Hignell29-Jul-2002Simon Jones enjoyed an outstanding debut with both bat and ball in Test cricket duringEngland`s 170 run victory over India at Lord`s.On Friday, Jones marked his international debut with a most entertaining 44 offjust 43 balls, with seven fours and one towering six that after the match was adjudgedthe champagne moment of the match by the B.B.C. Test Match Special commentary team.As the table below shows, it was the also the best score a Glamorgan player had ever made intheir first ever innings for England in Test cricket, and remarkably, Simon in the course ofhis debut innings scored more runs for England than his father Jeff made in 17 knocks in Testsbetween 1964 and 1968.On Saturday, Simon produced a most impressive spell, and might have dismissed Sachin Tendulkarwith only his second ball of the morning, as the Indian maestro almost chopped the ball into hisstumps. A few overs later, Jones` raw pace hurried Tendulkar into edging the ball into the slips,but Graham Thorpe spilled a catch inches above the turf.Jones finally got the wicket his bowling deserved, as wicket-keeper Ajay Ratra slashed at afast rising ball and edged into the safe gloves of Alec Stewart. Then Ajit Agarkar snicked adelivery from Jones into Andy Flintoff`s hands at second slip. As the table shows, Jim McConnon`s haulof 3-19 from 13 overs against Pakistan at Old Trafford in 1954 remains as the best bowlingfigures on debut for England in Test cricket.
DEBUT PERFORMANCES BY GLAMORGAN PLAYERS IN TESTS FOR ENGLANDMaurice Turnbull 7 v New Zealand, 1929/30Johnnie Clay Dnb and 0/30 v South Africa, 1935Austin Matthews 2* and 1/52 v New Zealand, 1937Allan Watkins 0 and 0/19 v Australai, 1948Gilbert Parkhouse 0 v West Indies, 1950Jim McConnon 5* and 3/19 v Pakistan, 1954Peter Walker 9 and 0/13 v South Africa, 1960Jeff Jones 5 and 0/48 v India, 1963/64Tony Lewis 0 v India 1972/73Greg Thomas 0 and 82/2 v West Indies, 1985/86Matthew Maynard 3 v West Indies, 1988Steve Watkin 2 and 2/55 v West Indies, 1991Hugh Morris 3 v West Indies, 1991Robert Croft 5* and 2/116 v Pakistan, 1996Steve James 10 v South Africa, 1998
Simon picked up a further two wickets as England bowled out the tourists on Monday afternoon.As well as a place in the Test record books, Simon`s hostile bowling won a host of plauditsfrom the media.Peter Roebuck, the former Somerset captain, also wrote “he continually pushed the batsmen backand troubled them with pace and hostility. Nobody looked comfortable against him. His bestdeliveries are hard to play and he must go to Australia.Former England captain Mike Atherton also said “On first showing his selection for thewinter tour is assured.”