Former Australia captain Allan Border mentioned Dean Jones “revolutionised the sport” of cricket after the latter died at the age of 59. “He revolutionised the sport and I cherished him. When he scored his 200 in Madras he was so dehydrated however he stored going. At 170 I mentioned ‘if you cannot preserve going I am going to get a Queenslander on,’ ” Foxsports.com.au quoted Border as saying. Jones represented Australia in 52 Checks and 164 One-Day Internationals. He was additionally a stalwart of Victorian cricket throughout the 1980s and 1990s and retired because the state’s main first-class run-scorer.
Jones went on to change into a highly-regarded coach and commentator. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2006 for his companies to cricket and charity and was inducted into the Australian Cricket Corridor of Fame in 2019.
Cricket Australia (CA) chairman Earl Eddings has additionally expressed grief over the demise of JOnes, saying that the previous cricketer was a “hero” to a era of cricketers and can “endlessly be remembered as a legend.”
“Dean Jones was a hero to a era of cricketers and can endlessly be remembered as a legend of this nice recreation,” Eddings mentioned in an announcement.
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“Anybody who watched cricket within the 1980s and 1990s will fondly recall his cavalier method on the crease and the unbelievable vitality and keenness he introduced to each recreation he performed.
“Though many keep in mind him for his brilliance within the 50-over recreation, arguably Jones’ most interesting second within the nationwide crew got here in scorching circumstances in Chennai in 1986, the place his selfless and brave innings of 210 helped Australia to a well-known tie towards India,” he added.
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