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Morgan Jones DL (20 December 1829 – 2 June 1905) was a Welsh first-class cricketer.

The son of The Reverend John Jones, he was born in December 1829 at Llandygwydd, Cardiganshire. He was educated at Harrow School, matriculating at University College, Oxford in 1848. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University on two occasions against Cambridge University in The University Matches of 1849 and 1850. In the 1850 fixture, he claimed a five wicket haul with six wickets in the Cambridge first-innings. Jones later served as a deputy lieutenant of Pembrokeshire in 1852 and of Cardiganshire in 1853. He served as High Sheriff of Cardiganshire the in 1854. Jones died in June 1905 at Llanmiloe, Carmarthenshire.

References

1. Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. pp. 130.
2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Jones, Morgan (6)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Morgan Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
4. "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1850". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
5. "No. 6222". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 October 1852. p. 870.
6. "No. 6286". The Edinburgh Gazette. 31 May 1853. p. 427.
7. "No. 21517". The London Gazette. 31 January 1854. p. 266.

External links

• Morgan Jones at ESPNcricinfo

• 1829 births
• 1905 deaths
• Sportspeople from Ceredigion
• People educated at Harrow School
• Alumni of University College, Oxford
• Welsh cricketers
• Oxford University cricketers
• Deputy lieutenants of Pembrokeshire
• Deputy lieutenants of Cardiganshire
• High sheriffs of Cardiganshire
• English cricketers of 1826 to 1863
• 19th-century British sportsmen