Lives in Cricket No 4 - Ernie Jones

Contents Explanatory Notes 5 Chapter One: Early Life: 1869-1892 7 Chapter Two: Star Ascending: 1892-1895 10 Chapter Three: The Great Fast Bowler: 1896-1899 19 Chapter Four: A Slow Dimming: 1900-1903 51 Chapter Five: Last Days near the Top: 1903-1912 67 Chapter Six: The Footballer: 1892-1907 70 Chapter Seven: Life and Work: 1912-1943 77 Chapter Eight: The Legend 81 Acknowledgements 87 Bibliography 88 Appendix: Some Statistics 90