I have had a flash of inspiration, folks (a rarity, I know): Let's have a player of the week thread!
The basic idea is that the thread will remain open for a week and in it we can reminisce about the player in question's career, perhaps what we liked about them, or our favourite memory of them. At the end of the week, someone will start a new thread on another player. The original thread won't close, so if you aren't on for a few days you can still contribute.
I have seen this done on BigFooty in the Hawthorn section and it has proved very popular.
I'll start with a brief summary of Deano's international career:
Test: 52 games, 3631 runs, 46.55 average, 11 centuries, highest score of 216
ODI's: 164 games, 6068 runs, 44.61 average, 7 centuries, highest score of 145
World Cup winner in 1987, Ashes winner 1989, 1990-91
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1990
Growing up as a youngster in the 1980's and early 1990's, the phrase "Man of the Match is Dean Jones" was heard quite often during my early days of watching One-Day cricket on TV. I have gone to (I think) 3 ODI's at the Adelaide Oval and a memory of them was that majestic bullet-like throw from the outfield of Deano's that bought the crowd to its feet.
His batting averages are pretty bloody impressive given that he spent a lot of time in the top four and had to face the likes of Akram, Ambrose, Marshall, Walsh, Hadlee, Kapil Dev and Imran.
Just as Adam Gilchrist has changed the face of Wicketkeeper/Batsman-ship and Shane Warne the face of Leg Spin bowling for new generations of players and fans, Jones revolutionised ODI cricket with aggressive batting, rapid running between the wickets and (as mentioned) his brilliant out-fielding.
If I had to pick one favourite memory of Deano, it would be his three catches at the WACA in 1992....and Richie's "oh...Good heavens!" line
The basic idea is that the thread will remain open for a week and in it we can reminisce about the player in question's career, perhaps what we liked about them, or our favourite memory of them. At the end of the week, someone will start a new thread on another player. The original thread won't close, so if you aren't on for a few days you can still contribute.
I have seen this done on BigFooty in the Hawthorn section and it has proved very popular.
I'll start with a brief summary of Deano's international career:
Test: 52 games, 3631 runs, 46.55 average, 11 centuries, highest score of 216
ODI's: 164 games, 6068 runs, 44.61 average, 7 centuries, highest score of 145
World Cup winner in 1987, Ashes winner 1989, 1990-91
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1990
Growing up as a youngster in the 1980's and early 1990's, the phrase "Man of the Match is Dean Jones" was heard quite often during my early days of watching One-Day cricket on TV. I have gone to (I think) 3 ODI's at the Adelaide Oval and a memory of them was that majestic bullet-like throw from the outfield of Deano's that bought the crowd to its feet.
His batting averages are pretty bloody impressive given that he spent a lot of time in the top four and had to face the likes of Akram, Ambrose, Marshall, Walsh, Hadlee, Kapil Dev and Imran.
Just as Adam Gilchrist has changed the face of Wicketkeeper/Batsman-ship and Shane Warne the face of Leg Spin bowling for new generations of players and fans, Jones revolutionised ODI cricket with aggressive batting, rapid running between the wickets and (as mentioned) his brilliant out-fielding.
If I had to pick one favourite memory of Deano, it would be his three catches at the WACA in 1992....and Richie's "oh...Good heavens!" line
