How many Test runs has Mel Jones scored?

Mel Jones has 251 runs in 8 women's Test innings from 5 matches at an average of 35.85 and a strike rate of 45.71. Highest score: 131.

How many ODI runs has Mel Jones scored?

Mel Jones has 1,028 runs in 54 women's ODI innings from 61 matches at an average of 21.41. Highest score: 58.

What is Mel Jones's ODI batting average?

Mel Jones's ODI batting average in women's internationals is 21.41, from 1,028 runs and 54 innings.

How many international centuries does Mel Jones have?

Mel Jones has 1 international hundreds: 1 in Test.

Which teams has Mel Jones played international cricket for?

Mel Jones is recorded for Australia in this publication.

When did Mel Jones play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1997 to 2005. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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PLAYER · AUSTRALIA · WOMEN

Mel Jones

Middle-order batter · 1997 to 2005 · 66 internationals

Australia

Test5 matches ODI61 matches

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66Internationals

1,279Runs

1Hundreds

0Wickets

18Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	5	8	1	251	131	35.85	549	45.71	1	1	0	37	0
ODI	61	54	6	1,028	58	21.41	-	-	0	4	2	-	-

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	5	1	6	0	2	0	-	-	N/A	2.00	N/A	0	0	0
ODI	61	2	12	0	4	0	-	-	N/A	2.00	N/A	0	0	-

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	5	10	3	0	3	0.300	2 (2ct 0st)
ODI	61	61	15	0	15	0.245	1 (1ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Mel Jones: women's Test and ODI stats

Test

5 matches · 1998-2003

251runs

Matches: 5
Average: 35.85
Strike rate: 45.71
Hundreds: 1
Highest: 131
Fifties: 1

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ODI

61 matches · 1997-2005

1,028runs

Matches: 61
Average: 21.41
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 58
Fifties: 4

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Where the career sits

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	8	8	1	1	1998-08-06	2003-02-22	Complete
ODI	54	52	2	2	1997-02-07	2005-04-10	96%

Questions fans ask about Mel Jones

How many Test runs has Mel Jones scored?: Mel Jones has 251 runs in 8 women's Test innings from 5 matches at an average of 35.85 and a strike rate of 45.71. Highest score: 131.
How many ODI runs has Mel Jones scored?: Mel Jones has 1,028 runs in 54 women's ODI innings from 61 matches at an average of 21.41. Highest score: 58.
What is Mel Jones's ODI batting average?: Mel Jones's ODI batting average in women's internationals is 21.41, from 1,028 runs and 54 innings.
How many international centuries does Mel Jones have?: Mel Jones has 1 international hundreds: 1 in Test.
Which teams has Mel Jones played international cricket for?: Mel Jones is recorded for Australia in this publication.
When did Mel Jones play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1997 to 2005. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

65 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
2005-04-10	Australia v India	ODI	Australia won by 98 runs
2005-04-05	Australia v England	ODI	Australia won by 5 wickets
2005-04-03	Australia v India	ODI	No result
2005-03-30	Australia v Sri Lanka	ODI	Australia won by 8 wickets
2005-03-28	Australia v South Africa	ODI	Australia won by 97 runs
2005-03-26	Australia v West Indies	ODI	Australia won by 79 runs
2005-03-24	Australia v New Zealand	ODI	Australia won by 32 runs
2005-03-22	Australia v England	ODI	No result
2005-03-13	Australia v New Zealand	ODI	Australia won by 3 wickets
2005-03-12	Australia v New Zealand	ODI	Australia won by 7 runs
2005-03-10	Australia v New Zealand	ODI	Australia won by 87 runs
2004-12-28	Australia v India	ODI	India won by 88 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1998 to 2003

Mel Jones in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

251Runs

35.85Average

45.71Strike rate

1Hundreds

1Fifties

131Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	5	8	1	251	131	35.85	549	45.71	1	1	0	37	0

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	5	1	6	0	2	0	-	-	N/A	2.00	N/A	0	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	5	10	3	0	3	0.300	2 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught5 · 62.5%

Bowled1 · 12.5%

Run out1 · 12.5%

Not out1 · 12.5%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

3-0 inns

419.805 inns

576.003 inns

6-0 inns

7-0 inns

8-0 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Test runs from boundaries

Fours148 · 59.0%

Other runs103 · 41.0%

Recent Test form

Last 8 batting innings

251runs

35.85average

45.71strike rate

150s

1100s

Test record by situation

complete career

Mel Jones: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
England	5	8	1	251	131	35.85	549	45.71	1	1	0	37	0
All	5	8	1	251	131	35.85	549	45.71	1	1	0	37	0

Mel Jones: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s
Home	2	4	0	88	58	22.00	263	33.46	0	1	13
Away	3	4	1	163	131	54.33	286	56.99	1	0	24
All	5	8	1	251	131	35.85	549	45.71	1	1	37

Mel Jones: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s
1st innings of the match	2	2	1	77	58	77.00	136	56.61	0	1	9
2nd innings of the match	3	3	0	164	131	54.66	332	49.39	1	0	27
3rd innings of the match	2	2	0	6	4	3.00	67	8.95	0	0	0
4th innings of the match	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	14	28.57	0	0	1
All	5	8	1	251	131	35.85	549	45.71	1	1	37

Mel Jones: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s
No. 4	3	5	0	99	58	19.80	288	34.37	0	1	14
No. 5	2	3	1	152	131	76.00	261	58.23	1	0	23
All	5	8	1	251	131	35.85	549	45.71	1	1	37

Mel Jones: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s
Won	1	2	0	26	22	13.00	81	32.09	0	0	6
Drawn	4	6	1	225	131	45.00	468	48.07	1	1	31
All	5	8	1	251	131	35.85	549	45.71	1	1	37

Mel Jones: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s
1998	3	4	1	163	131	54.33	286	56.99	1	0	24
2003	2	4	0	88	58	22.00	263	33.46	0	1	13
All	5	8	1	251	131	35.85	549	45.71	1	1	37

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Hundreds 1

131v EnglandGuildford · 1998-08-06

Best Test performances

Mel Jones: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
131	240	54.58	21	England	Guildford	1998-08-06
58	124	46.77	7	England	Bankstown Oval	2003-02-22
22	67	32.83	5	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2003-02-15
19*	12	158.33	2	England	Harrogate	1998-08-11
11	25	44.00	1	England	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	1998-08-21
4	14	28.57	1	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2003-02-15
4	58	6.89	0	England	Bankstown Oval	2003-02-22
2	9	22.22	0	England	Harrogate	1998-08-11

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
2003-02-22	England	58 & 4	-	Bankstown Oval	Match drawn
2003-02-15	England	22 & 4	-	Brisbane Cricket Ground	Australia won by 5 wickets
1998-08-21	England	11	-	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	Match drawn
1998-08-11	England	19* & 2	-	Harrogate	Match drawn
1998-08-06	England	131	0/2	Guildford	Match drawn

ODI CAREER · 1997 to 2005

Mel Jones in ODIs

Scorecards for 52 of 54 official batting innings

1,028Runs

21.41Average

-Strike rate

0Hundreds

4Fifties

58Highest

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	61	54	6	1,028	58	21.41	-	-	0	4	2	-	-

Official ODI bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	61	2	12	0	4	0	-	-	N/A	2.00	N/A	0	0	-

Official ODI fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	61	61	15	0	15	0.245	1 (1ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI runs, innings by innings

ODI runs by year

Last 20 ODI innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

ODI innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How ODI innings ended

Caught26 · 50.0%

Bowled7 · 13.5%

LBW6 · 11.5%

Run out3 · 5.8%

Stumped4 · 7.7%

Not out6 · 11.5%

ODI batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

311.004 inns

425.0020 inns

519.6026 inns

628.001 inns

7-0 inns

84.001 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings

158runs

17.55average

52.49strike rate

150s

0100s

ODI record by situation

52 recorded innings

Mel Jones: ODI batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
New Zealand	31	31	4	653	57	24.18	-	-	3	1	-	-
India	9	9	0	103	25	11.44	248	41.53	0	0	9	1
England	6	6	1	142	58	28.40	236	60.16	1	1	12	0
South Africa	3	3	0	36	16	12.00	48	75.00	0	0	1	0
Pakistan	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	2	50.00	0	0	0	0
Sri Lanka	1	1	1	4	4*	N/A	8	50.00	0	0	1	0
West Indies	1	1	0	27	27	27.00	33	81.81	0	0	3	0
All	52	52	6	966	58	21.00	-	-	4	2	-	-

Mel Jones: ODI batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Home	15	15	1	371	57	26.50	592	62.66	3	0	33	0
Away	28	28	4	443	58	18.45	-	-	1	2	-	-
Neutral	9	9	1	152	37	19.00	312	48.71	0	0	19	0
All	52	52	6	966	58	21.00	-	-	4	2	-	-

Mel Jones: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Batting first	34	34	2	652	58	20.37	-	-	3	1	-	-
Chasing	18	18	4	314	54	22.42	-	-	1	1	-	-
All	52	52	6	966	58	21.00	-	-	4	2	-	-

Mel Jones: ODI batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
No. 3	4	4	1	33	24	11.00	47	70.21	0	1	4	0
No. 4	20	20	2	450	57	25.00	738	60.97	3	0	46	2
No. 5	26	26	3	451	58	19.60	-	-	1	1	-	-
No. 6	1	1	0	28	28	28.00	14	200.00	0	0	-	-
No. 8	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	12	33.33	0	0	1	0
All	52	52	6	966	58	21.00	-	-	4	2	-	-

Mel Jones: ODI batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Won	43	43	6	878	58	23.72	-	-	4	2	-	-
Lost	9	9	0	88	26	9.77	-	-	0	0	-	-
All	52	52	6	966	58	21.00	-	-	4	2	-	-

Mel Jones: ODI batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1997	11	11	1	158	37	15.80	-	-	0	1	-	-
1998	3	3	1	82	58	41.00	92	89.13	1	1	6	0
1999	5	5	0	50	16	10.00	87	57.47	0	0	3	0
2002	6	6	1	157	47	31.40	253	62.05	0	0	9	1
2003	6	6	1	104	37	20.80	211	49.28	0	0	12	0
2004	12	12	1	263	57	23.90	420	62.61	2	0	21	3
2005	9	9	1	152	55	19.00	274	55.47	1	0	19	0
All	52	52	6	966	58	21.00	-	-	4	2	-	-

Mel Jones: ODI batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Lincoln	9	9	1	172	47	21.50	294	58.50	0	0	14	1
Sydney Cricket Ground	4	4	0	80	37	20.00	150	53.33	0	0	7	0
Basin Reserve	3	3	1	30	16	15.00	-	-	0	1	-	-
Melbourne Cricket Ground	3	3	1	75	57	37.50	98	76.53	1	0	7	0
Pretoria	3	3	1	23	16	11.50	43	53.48	0	0	2	0
All	52	52	6	966	58	21.00	-	-	4	2	-	-

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Best ODI performances

Mel Jones: highest ODI scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
58	75	77.33	4	0	England	County Ground, Derby	1998-07-15
57	76	75.00	6	0	New Zealand	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2004-02-25
55	78	70.51	7	0	New Zealand	Perth (Lilac Hill)	2005-03-10
54	55	98.18	3	0	New Zealand	Bellerive Oval	2004-02-27
47	56	83.92	1	1	New Zealand	Lincoln	2002-03-06
40*	46	86.95	4	1	New Zealand	Seddon Park	2004-02-15
40	82	48.78	3	0	New Zealand	Adelaide Oval	2002-02-20
37	73	50.68	1	0	New Zealand	Sydney Cricket Ground	1997-11-05
37	73	50.68	4	0	England	Lincoln	2003-02-02
36	53	67.92	2	1	New Zealand	Eden Park	2004-02-11

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
2005-04-10	India	17	-	SuperSport Park	Australia won by 98 runs
2005-04-05	England	15	-	Senwes Park	Australia won by 5 wickets
2005-04-03	Australia v India	did not bat	-	Pretoria	No result
2005-03-30	Sri Lanka	4*	-	Pretoria	Australia won by 8 wickets
2005-03-28	South Africa	16	-	Pretoria	Australia won by 97 runs
2005-03-26	West Indies	27	-	Rustenburg	Australia won by 79 runs
2005-03-24	New Zealand	3	-	Pretoria	Australia won by 32 runs
2005-03-22	Australia v England	did not bat	-	Pretoria	No result
2005-03-13	New Zealand	4	-	WACA Ground	Australia won by 3 wickets
2005-03-12	New Zealand	11	-	WACA Ground	Australia won by 7 runs