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Amy Jones Cricketer: Age, Stats, 129 and 2026 Records

Amy Jones is an England wicketkeeper-batter with 9 Tests, 113 ODIs and 138 T20Is at the 23 August 2026 cutoff. Born on 13 June 1993, she was 33 and remained centrally contracted by England while representing The Blaze and London Spirit. Her international record includes 2,689 ODI runs, two ODI centuries, 1,859 T20I runs and twin fifties in the first women's Test at Lord's. She also scored 53 in England's opening win at the 2026 T20 World Cup, where the hosts reached the final, then completed The Hundred with 155 runs for London Spirit.

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Right-handedNo regular bowling roleBorn 13 June 1993

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Full nameAmy Ellen Jones

Age33As of 23 August 2026

Date of birth13 June 1993Solihull, West Midlands, England

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleNo regular bowling role

Career overview

Amy Jones cricket career

Born in Solihull on 13 June 1993; aged 33 at the stated cutoff.

A right-handed batter and specialist wicketkeeper for England.

Recorded 2,689 ODI runs, including scores of 122 and 129 in 2025.

Made 52 and 54 in the first women's Test staged at Lord's in July 2026.

Played for UP Warriorz in the 2026 WPL and London Spirit in The Hundred.

No dependable public evidence establishes a current personal net-worth figure.

Career story

Amy Jones career and playing journey

Who is Amy Jones?

Amy Ellen Jones is an English wicketkeeper-batter who made her senior international debut in 2013. She has played all three formats for England, kept wicket in global tournaments and captained the side on an interim basis. By 23 August 2026, her international record covered 260 matches: 9 Tests, 113 ODIs and 138 T20Is.

Her strongest batting periods include a Player of the Series performance in New Zealand in 2024, consecutive ODI centuries in 2025 and two fifties in the 2026 Lord's Test against India. In domestic cricket, she was contracted to The Blaze and played the completed 2026 Hundred season for London Spirit.

How old is Amy Jones and where was she born?

Amy Jones was 33 years old on 23 August 2026. She was born on 13 June 1993 in Solihull, West Midlands, England. Some biographies associate her with nearby Sutton Coldfield, where she grew up, but the official Team England record gives Solihull as her place of birth.

The distinction matters because a birthplace and a childhood home are not necessarily the same place. Jones's date of birth is consistent across ECB, ICC and Team England records. Her age will change each June, while the date and place of birth remain fixed identity details.

What is Amy Jones's role and playing style?

Jones is a right-handed wicketkeeper-batter. She has usually batted in the middle order for England, although her role has moved according to team balance, format and availability. Behind the stumps, she has taken catches standing back to pace and completed stumpings to spin across a long international career.

Current official player records do not list a regular bowling style for Jones, and she has not been selected as a bowling option. Calling her an all-rounder would therefore misdescribe the role. Her batting and keeping records should be read separately: runs measure one discipline, while catches and stumpings record another.

How did Amy Jones start playing cricket?

Jones first played boys' football before switching her attention to cricket. Team England's athlete history says she joined a girls' cricket club, earned a Warwickshire trial at 13 and progressed to the full-time England Academy within five years. That route took her from local participation to an elite national programme while still a teenager.

She later became part of the first group of England women to receive central contracts in 2014. The contract represented a structural change in the women's game because players could train and prepare as professionals. Jones's early pathway therefore spans both the amateur-to-academy route and the first years of England's professional era.

When did Amy Jones make her England debut?

Jones made her ODI debut against Sri Lanka at the 2013 Women's World Cup on 1 February and scored 41. Her T20I debut followed against Pakistan on 5 July 2013. Those appearances began a competition with Sarah Taylor for the wicketkeeping position, so Jones's early England opportunities were not always consecutive.

Her Test debut came much later, against Australia at Taunton on 18 July 2019. She made 64 in the first innings, which remained her Test high score through the 2026 Lord's match. The six-year gap between her first limited-overs cap and first Test reflects the smaller number of women's Tests as well as selection competition.

How did Amy Jones become England's first-choice wicketkeeper?

Jones became England's regular wicketkeeper after Sarah Taylor retired from international cricket in 2019. She had already played as a specialist batter and understudy, but the change gave her a more settled role across ODIs and T20Is. The position still carried two demands: clean keeping and enough runs to hold a middle-order place.

The dual role affects how her record should be assessed. A quiet batting series does not erase keeping value, while a big innings does not show whether a chance was missed or a difficult stumping completed. Both jobs, the match situation and her position in the batting order shape the value of a performance.

What is Amy Jones's Test record?

Jones had played nine Tests and scored 294 runs from 15 innings by 13 July 2026. Her average was 19.60, with a high score of 64 and three fifties. She had not been dismissed unbeaten in a Test innings, so the average follows directly from 294 runs divided by 15 dismissals.

Women's Test careers often contain long gaps, which makes a nine-match record very different from nine matches in a continuous annual schedule. Jones debuted in 2019, played in multi-format Ashes series and then appeared in the historic Lord's Test in 2026. Her Test figures should not be added to first-class totals because Tests are already part of first-class cricket.

Why were Amy Jones's six catches in the 2022 Ashes Test notable?

Jones took six catches in Australia's first innings of the 2022 Women's Ashes Test in Canberra. It was a landmark wicketkeeping return in women's Test cricket and showed her value in a match that produced a tense draw. The catches came during an innings in which England's bowlers needed every chance taken against a deep Australian order.

The number describes one innings, not the whole match or her career. Keeping totals also depend on opportunities created by the bowlers and the type of edges or deflections offered. A six-catch innings is therefore both an individual achievement and a product of the bowling attack repeatedly finding dismissals behind the bat.

What did Amy Jones achieve at the 2018 T20 World Cup?

Jones made an unbeaten 53 against India in the 2018 T20 World Cup semi-final as England chased 113. The innings helped England reach the final and remains one of her clearest early examples of controlling a knockout chase. Australia then defeated England in the title match.

The unbeaten score belongs in context: it was not a century or a tournament-leading aggregate, but it solved a specific pressure situation. Jones arrived with the chase still requiring care, stayed to the finish and converted England's bowling advantage into a place in the final.

When did Amy Jones captain England?

Jones served as England's stand-in captain during India's 2022 tour after Nat Sciver-Brunt stepped away from the series. She led the T20I side and continued as captain for the ODIs, with ECB communications confirming the temporary arrangement. The role added leadership responsibility to her normal keeping and batting duties.

Interim captaincy should not be confused with a permanent appointment. Heather Knight remained England's established captain outside the period, while Jones filled a defined short-term need. Her captaincy is still a meaningful career entry because it shows that the team trusted her tactical judgement and experience at international level.

Why did Amy Jones win the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup award?

The Professional Cricketers' Association named Jones its 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup Player of the Year. She scored 289 runs at a strike rate of 137 and completed 12 dismissals across eight appearances for Central Sparks. The award combined peer recognition with a tournament record that covered both of her disciplines.

The 289 runs belong to that domestic T20 competition, not her full 2022 season or international career. The honour also came from a named PCA award rather than a ranking generated from career totals. It is a completed achievement and will not change when later match statistics do.

How did Amy Jones change the 2024 ODI series in New Zealand?

Jones made 92 not out in the opening ODI at Wellington after England had fallen to 79 for 6. She and Charlie Dean added an unbroken 130 runs, turning a likely defeat into a four-wicket win. Jones finished the three-match series with 190 runs at an average of 95 and received the Player of the Series award.

The rescue innings is useful because it shows why averages alone can miss the value of a performance. Her 92 came under immediate pressure, with the recognised top order already dismissed and no room for a reckless chase. The series aggregate then showed that the first match was not an isolated contribution.

Why was Amy Jones selected in the 2024 ICC ODI Team of the Year?

The ICC chose Jones as the wicketkeeper in its 2024 Women's ODI Team of the Year. She scored 382 ODI runs during the calendar year at a strike rate of 107.60, a rate that reflected her ability to accelerate from the middle order. Her New Zealand series formed the strongest part of that case.

A Team of the Year selection is a calendar-year judgement, not a claim that she was the top wicketkeeper in every series or format. It does not include her Test, T20I or domestic performances. Keeping the year and format beside the honour prevents a useful achievement from becoming an exaggerated career-wide statement.

When did Amy Jones score her first international century?

Jones scored her first international century against West Indies at Derby on 30 May 2025. Opening the batting, she made 122 from 121 balls and shared a 222-run partnership with Tammy Beaumont. England won the ODI by 108 runs after posting 345 for 6.

The innings arrived more than 12 years after her international debut, which makes it a story of role and persistence rather than an immediate breakthrough. Jones had spent much of her career in the middle order, where fewer balls and end-of-innings risks can limit century chances. Moving to opener gave her time to build a complete innings.

How did Amy Jones follow 122 with a career-best 129?

Jones scored 129 from 98 balls in the next ODI against West Indies at Leicester. It became her highest international score and gave her consecutive centuries in the series. The innings contained the faster scoring rate of the two hundreds and confirmed that the opening experiment could produce both volume and pace.

The back-to-back hundreds lifted Jones to a career-best fourth place in the ICC Women's ODI batting rankings with a rating of 689. That ranking belongs to the June 2025 update and should not be presented as her current position in perpetuity. The permanent records are the scores of 122 and 129; the ranking is a dated comparison.

What are Amy Jones's international career statistics?

At the stated cutoff, Jones had 294 Test runs, 2,689 ODI runs and 1,859 T20I runs. Her ODI record was the strongest of the three: 113 matches, a 32.40 average, two hundreds, 16 fifties and a high score of 129. In T20Is she had seven fifties, a high score of 89 and a strike rate of 121.99.

The format rows use different last-match dates because England's schedules did not end on the same day. Her Test figures run through 13 July 2026, while the ODI and T20I records ended earlier in the season. Adding the three rows is valid for international match and run totals, but they must not be added to first-class, List A or overall T20 rows that already include them.

How did Amy Jones prepare for the 2026 T20 World Cup?

England used home series against New Zealand and India to shape its World Cup side. Jones had a modest ODI return against New Zealand but then scored 97 runs across three T20I innings against India, including 67 from 48 balls. The innings showed better timing and boundary access shortly before the global tournament.

Warm-up form does not guarantee tournament output, and individual scores from separate series should not be merged into a World Cup total. The India series still gave Jones recent runs and a settled wicketkeeping role before England began the event on home grounds.

What did Amy Jones do at the 2026 T20 World Cup?

Jones opened England's tournament with 53 against Sri Lanka as the hosts made 219 for 1, then the highest team total in Women's T20 World Cup history. England won by 87 runs. Across seven recorded innings, she scored 95 runs from 77 balls, with that opening fifty remaining her best score.

England advanced to the final at Lord's, where Australia won the title and Jones made six. The tournament therefore contained both a strong personal start and a losing final. Describing England only as finalists would miss her 53; presenting the opening win without the final outcome would make the campaign sound more successful than it was.

What happened in Amy Jones's 2026 Test at Lord's?

Jones scored 52 and 54 against India in July 2026 in the first women's Test staged at Lord's. The two innings added 106 runs to her career total and took it to 294. She also completed three catches across the match, contributing behind the stumps as well as with the bat.

India won by 270 runs, so the twin fifties came in defeat. That context does not remove their value, but it prevents an individual milestone from being mistaken for a winning performance. Lord's also gave the match historical significance beyond one player's figures: it was the venue's first women's Test after decades of hosting women's limited-overs internationals.

Why did Amy Jones join UP Warriorz in WPL 2026?

UP Warriorz brought Jones into its 2026 Women's Premier League squad as a replacement for the injured Phoebe Litchfield. Replacement status explains why she joined after the original squad process and why her opportunity was short. She made one appearance, scoring one run from two balls in the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

One match is too small a sample for a broad judgement about her ability in India or franchise cricket. It establishes that she appeared in WPL 2026, but not that she held a full-season starting role. Squad membership and a registered replacement contract should never be turned into extra appearances that the scorecards do not show.

How did Amy Jones perform for London Spirit in The Hundred 2026?

Jones played eight matches for London Spirit and scored 155 runs from eight innings. Her average was 19.37 and her strike rate 118.32, with a high score of 49. She hit 21 fours and one six. The completed tournament record shows useful starts but no fifty.

London Spirit used Jones as an experienced English wicketkeeper-batter, but she was not the team's leading run-scorer. Her £70,000 auction value described the price attached to her 2026 selection, while the performance row describes what happened on the field. The two figures answer different questions and should not be used to infer value for money without wider team and role context.

Which teams has Amy Jones represented?

Jones's long domestic record includes Warwickshire, Central Sparks, Birmingham Phoenix and Perth Scorchers, among other teams. She moved to The Blaze ahead of the 2025 season and remained associated with the Nottingham-based regional side in 2026. Her 2026 franchise teams were UP Warriorz in the WPL and London Spirit in The Hundred.

Team history must be dated because a player can change county, regional or franchise sides without changing identity. A roster confirms membership, not an appearance in every match. The current page points to London Spirit because The Hundred was her latest completed 2026 competition in this record; older teams remain part of the career rather than separate versions of Jones.

What is Amy Jones's salary and net worth?

The clearest public 2026 financial figure is London Spirit's £70,000 auction value for Jones in The Hundred. It is a competition-specific contract value, not a statement of take-home pay, endorsements, taxes, expenses or lifetime earnings. England also listed her in year two of a two-year central contract for 2025/26, but the individual salary was not published in that announcement.

No audited account or dependable financial disclosure reviewed for this update establishes Amy Jones's current net worth. Estimates on celebrity biography sites often lack a method and should not be repeated as fact. A known auction value can be reported with its season and currency; it cannot be multiplied or combined with unreported contracts to manufacture personal wealth.

Who is Amy Jones's spouse?

Jones and Australian fast bowler Piepa Cleary announced their marriage on 4 April 2026. A Cricket Australia feature had previously described Cleary and Jones as partners while discussing Cleary's career and recovery from surgery. Both are professional cricketers, but they have represented different countries and domestic teams.

The public record supports the relationship and marriage announcement, not a detailed account of their private life. There is no reason to infer where they now live, their finances or family plans. Relationship information belongs here only because both players made the connection public and it answers a common biographical question without relying on rumour.

Amy Jones records

Amy Jones career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

Test career through 13 July 20269matches

Batting

Innings: 15
Runs: 294
High score: 64
Average: 19.60
Strike rate: 55.06
Not outs: 0
100s / 50s: 0/3

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 0
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: 23/0
5w / 10w: 0/0

ODI career through 16 May 2026113matches

Batting

Innings: 96
Runs: 2,689
High score: 129
Average: 32.40
Strike rate: 85.37
Not outs: 13
100s / 50s: 2/16

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 0
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: 93/23
5w / 10w: 0/0

T20I career through 5 July 2026138matches

Batting

Innings: 112
Runs: 1,859
High score: 89
Average: 20.21
Strike rate: 121.99
Not outs: 20
100s / 50s: 0/7

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 0
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: 59/44
5w / 10w: 0/0

Women's T20 World Cup 20267matches

Batting

Innings: 7
Runs: 95
High score: 53
Average: 13.57
Strike rate: 123.38
Not outs: 0
100s / 50s: 0/1

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 0
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: Not listed
5w / 10w: 0/0

UP Warriorz WPL 20261matches

Batting

Innings: 1
Runs: 1
High score: 1
Average: 1.00
Strike rate: 50.00
Not outs: 0
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 0
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: 0/0
5w / 10w: 0/0

London Spirit Hundred 20268matches

Batting

Innings: 8
Runs: 155
High score: 49
Average: 19.37
Strike rate: 118.32
Not outs: 0
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 0
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: Not applicable
Average: Not applicable
Economy: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 0
Catches / stumpings: Not listed
5w / 10w: 0/0

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

ODI

Debut

England v Sri Lanka, Mumbai, 1 February 2013

Last listed match

England v New Zealand, 16 May 2026

T20I

Debut

England v Pakistan, Loughborough, 5 July 2013

Last listed match

England v Australia, Lord's, 5 July 2026

Test

Debut

England v Australia, Taunton, 18 July 2019

Last listed match

England v India, Lord's, 10-13 July 2026

2025 ODI peak

Debut

122 against West Indies at Derby

Last listed match

Career-best 129 at Leicester in the next ODI

2026 franchise season

Debut

One WPL appearance for UP Warriorz

Last listed match

155 runs in eight matches for London Spirit

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Scored 53 not out in England's 2018 T20 World Cup semi-final win over India.
Took six catches in Australia's first innings of the 2022 Women's Ashes Test.
Won the 2022 PCA Charlotte Edwards Cup Player of the Year award.
Made 92 not out from 79 for 6 and won the 2024 New Zealand ODI Player of the Series award.
Selected as wicketkeeper in the ICC 2024 Women's ODI Team of the Year.
Scored consecutive ODI centuries of 122 and 129 against West Indies in 2025.
Made 53 in England's opening win at the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Scored 52 and 54 in the first women's Test at Lord's in July 2026.

Reader questions

Amy Jones FAQ

How old is Amy Jones?

Amy Jones was born on 13 June 1993 and was 33 years old on 23 August 2026.

What is Amy Jones's full name?

Her full name is Amy Ellen Jones. She is an England wicketkeeper-batter.

How many international runs has Amy Jones scored?

At the cutoff she had 294 Test runs, 2,689 ODI runs and 1,859 T20I runs, a combined total of 4,842.

What is Amy Jones's highest score?

Her highest international score is 129, made against West Indies in an ODI at Leicester in June 2025.

Has Amy Jones scored an international century?

Yes. She scored 122 and 129 in consecutive ODIs against West Indies in 2025.

How did Amy Jones perform in the 2026 Lord's Test?

She scored 52 and 54 and completed three catches, although India won the match by 270 runs.

Which team did Amy Jones play for in The Hundred 2026?

She represented London Spirit, scoring 155 runs in eight matches with a high score of 49.

Did Amy Jones play in WPL 2026?

Yes. UP Warriorz signed her as an injury replacement, and she made one appearance.

Who is Amy Jones's spouse?

Amy Jones and Australian cricketer Piepa Cleary announced their marriage on 4 April 2026.

What is Amy Jones's net worth?

No audited or dependable public disclosure reviewed for this update establishes a current net-worth figure. Her published 2026 Hundred auction value was £70,000, which is not the same as total wealth.

Conclusion

Amy Jones's career is defined by longevity and adaptation. She moved from understudy to England's regular wicketkeeper, led the side when required and developed from a middle-order contributor into an ODI opener capable of consecutive centuries. Her 129, the 2024 New Zealand rescue and three calendar-year honours provide stronger evidence of impact than a generic career label.

The completed 2026 record added another distinct chapter: a World Cup final, twin fifties in the first women's Test at Lord's, one WPL appearance and 155 Hundred runs for London Spirit. Her next updates should preserve the separate format cutoffs and add only performances supported by completed scorecards.