Lives in Cricket No 4 - Ernie Jones

second, in which South made a great fightback by coming from behind to defeat Norwood, was marred by players on both sides engaging in thuggery; and the third, in which South defeated Port to seize the premiership, was described as ‘rough to an unpardonable degree’. Jones played in all these games but escaped individual condemnation. Not so the following season. Although Jones continued to win praise for his judgment, splendid field kicking and high marking, he was also described as having ‘crushed through crowds of opponents’ in his second intercolonial match. Following another bruising South–Port encounter in July 1893, Moody remarked: ‘Before, I have given Jones the benefit of the doubt, and considered that he has never used his great strength unnecessarily. Saturday changed that opinion and the wonder to me is that he did not seriously hurt some of the players.’ The Footballer: 1892-1907 72 The football team which represented the South Australian colony in 1894. Back row (l to r): T.Kempster, T.Phillips, J.McKenzie, V.Covacevitch, J.Kay, E.Jones. Third row: H.Brown, H.Rapoport, C.Hill, E.Monck, P.Gardner, K.McKenzie, A.Myers, J.Beasley, T.Chaplin, J.Scott. Second row: C.H.Nitschke, J.Sweeney, G.Bickle, S.Evans, W.G.Coombes, F.Marlow, W.Kempster. Front row: H.Ninham, A.C.Marlow, G.Webb, W.Molyneaux, ‘Joker’ Hall, A.Bushby. Three of these, including Jones, also played first-class cricket for South Australia.