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MBE (b.
July 14 ,
1976 ,
Kundiawa ,
Papua New Guinea ) is a member of the
England Cricket Team . He is the first-choice
Wicketkeeper for England in both
Test and
One-day Cricket , and plays
County Cricket for
Kent .
Jones moved to
Australia with his parents, who were originally from
Wales , soon after he was born. He grew up in
Toowoomba, Queensland and lived in Australia until he was 22.
He replaced
Chris Read as England wicketkeeper during the 2004 tour of the
West Indies . Later that year, he hit a fine
Test Match century against
New Zealand , cracking fifteen fours and one six.
In the 2004/5 Winter tour of
South Africa he took part in all of England's
Test and
One-day matches. Notably he scored a quick fire 73 in the drawn Test match at
Durban and impressively stumped
Andrew Hall from the last delivery of the tied One-day match in
Bloemfontein . In
2005 he held five catches and scored 71 in a defiant partnership with
Paul Collingwood to conjure a tie from the depths of 33/5 in the final of the NatWest Series against
Australia at
Lord's .
A succession of missed catches and
Stumpings during his England career have caused many commentators to question whether his value to the team as a
Batsman is sufficient for him to hold his place against competition from potentially more accomplished wicket-keepers such as Read and
James Foster .
As Of 2005 the England selectors have maintained faith in Jones
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A fine moment in his
Test Career was catching
Michael Kasprowicz off the bowling of
Steve Harmison to win the
Edgbaston Test in the
2005 Ashes Series by just 2 runs. He also played a key role at
Trent Bridge where he supported
Andrew Flintoff to help him reach his 100 whilst making a tidy 85 himself
In the 2006 New Year's Honours List, Geraint Jones was awarded the MBE for his role in the successful Ashes tournament.
