Dean Jones has died at the age of 59. He has died of heart attack in Mumbai. Let me tell you that during the IPL, Dean Jones was staying in Mumbai and commenting. In recent times, Jones was also very active on social media. Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has shared this information. Dean Jones was counted as one of Australia’s finest cricketers and racers. He represented Australia in 52 Tests, 164 ODIs. Dean Jones had the highest score of 216 in Tests and 145 runs in ODIs. He is considered to be very efficient in the running wicket and continued to rotate the strike with a single-double.
He scored 3631 runs in Test cricket at an average of 46.55 which included 11 centuries and 14 half-centuries. In ODIs, Jones scored 6068 runs at an impressive average of 44.61, with seven centuries and 46 half-centuries. Jones caught 34 catches in Test cricket and 54 in ODIs. Talking about first class cricket, Dean scored 19188 runs in 245 first class matches, his unbeaten 324 runs was his highest score in first class matches.
Jones scored two double centuries in Test cricket, including a 210-run knock against India in Chennai (then Madras) in 1986.
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