5 cricketers who share their names with rivers

#5 Dean Jones

Dean is a major river of Canada

Legendary Australian batsman Dean Jones shares his name with one of the major rivers of the British Columbia state of Canada- Dean. Just as the river holds much importance for Canada, Jones shouldered a lot of responsibility in the Australian batting order.

This though is not the only similarity that the cricketer and the river share. One of the few rivers to fully penetrate the wall of the Coast Mountains between Fraser's Mouth and the mouth of the Skeena River, Dean lends similar potency to Jones who was always ready to attack opposition fast bowlers by advancing down the track.

In a glittering career that spanned a decade between 1984 and 1994, Jones featured in 52 Tests and 164 ODI's for Australia and redefined batting, especially in limited overs cricket. He was amongst the few of his era who attacked pacers by dancing down the track and scored his runs at a fair clip.

Having amassed close to 10,000 international runs, Dean Jones is one cricketer who would have loved to play the T20 format of the game. Attacking ground fielding and eccentric running between the wickets, two of the most important ingredients for T20 cricket were a part of Jones' game even a couple of decades ago.

After retiring in 1994, he has kept himself associated with the sport by giving back in the form of a coach and commentator. A thorough analyst of the game, Jones has had successful coaching stints with Islamabad United team in the Pakistan Super League where his team has won two titles in three years, the latest one being in 2018.