Tim Jones
As a young boy, Tim Jones's love of cricket was developed in the face of adversity. Confined to a wheelchair for long periods as a result of numerous operations to correct clubbed feet, his father – struggling to fill the time – taught him how to catch and throw. Once mobility improved, the natural progression was to batting and bowling, where the style of his hero, Glenn Turner, was copied for hours on end in the family’s back garden.
It was Turner’s exploits in completing the coveted 1,000...
