Henry Mydrian Orford Jones-Davies (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1976) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Henry Mydrian Orford Jones-Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1912 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 October 1976(1976-10-30) (aged 65) Fairford, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jones-Davies was born at Portsmouth in October 1912. He later studied at Keble College at the University of Oxford,[1] where he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Lancashire at Oxford in 1932.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring in the Oxford first innings by Frank Sibbles, while in their second innings he was unbeaten on 4 runs.[3]
After graduating from Oxford, Jones-Davies enlisted into the British Army where he was commissioned in July 1934 as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.[4] He was promoted to lieutenant in February 1936,[5] with him later serving in the Second World War and being promoted to captain in February 1941.[6] Following the war, he was promoted to major in July 1946.[7] Jones-Davies retired from active service in September 1955, retaining the rank of major.[8] He died in October 1976 at Fairford, Gloucestershire.