Geraint Jones knocks on England's wicketkeeping revolving doors
Thursday, August 21, 2008 : County Championship, England
Before today Geraint Jones was averaging 24.4 in the Championship with 2 fifties. Today he was last man out with 106 from 197 balls with 14 fours against Lancashire at Canterbury. However, he has the most dismissals of all the Division 1 keepers, with Matt Prior interestingly about 25% below the others main contenders.
Although Jones keeping was criticised on occasion during his tenure as England glove-man it was his batting that let him down in the end. Jones, Mustard and most notably Prior have all scored Test hundreds early in there career. Only Prior continued to produce with the bat if somewhat patchily.
Before this match Matt Prior was the highest rated wicket-keeper in the PCA LVCC MVP rankings , standing at 15. Below him were Chris Read (23) and Nic Pothas (38) with Jones down at 70.
The England's wicket-keeping debate will continue. Has Geraint Jones's performance with the bat today thrown his hat through England revolving doors?
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