Amy Jones (cricketer)

Amy Ellen Jones is an English cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter for Warwickshire, Birmingham Phoenix, Perth Scorchers and England.

[1][2] On 8 September 2022, England's captain Nat Sciver announced that she decided to withdraw from their home white ball series against India "to focus on her mental health and well being".

[4] Jones was born in Solihull, West Midlands,[5] and raised in nearby Sutton Coldfield,[6] where she attended John Willmott School.

[7] Her first experience of organised sport was playing on a boys' football team for Aston Villa; she then joined Walmley Cricket Club and rose rapidly through the ranks.

Soon after her callup, she was informed she was to become a full-time member of the academy and deputy to then regular England team wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor.

[23] On 18 June 2020, Jones was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.

[29] In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand where they finished runners up after losing to Australia.

[31] In June 2022, she was named the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup Player of the Year by the PCA, scoring 289 runs in 8 games for Central Sparks, the most across the entire competition.

Jones batting for England during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Jones batting for England during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup