Cricket writer, Colin Bateman remarked, "South Wales is hardly renowned for fast bowlers but in 1960 a powerfully built left-armer joined the Glamorgan staff and caused undiluted excitement.
[1] In the 1965-66 Ashes series in Australia, Jones was England's top wicket taker, with 15 (at 35.53), taking 6 for 118 in the Fourth Test.
His most famous batting moment came in Georgetown, Guyana in 1967-68 when, batting at his usual position at number eleven, he played out the last over of the match bowled by Lance Gibbs, to ensure that England escaped from the match with a draw, to secure a 1–0 series win over the West Indies.
This was to be his last Test, and his first-class career also finished in 1968, after an elbow injury ended his time prematurely at the age of 26.
[1] His son, Simon Jones, a right-arm fast bowler for Glamorgan, also played Test cricket for England.