Australia's Men's one-day Cup named 'Dean Jones Trophy'

The one-day cup in Australia will be called the Dean Jones Trophy, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on December 20 (Friday), according to ESPNCricinfo.

Jones, Michael Bevan and Andrew Symonds were in the race after CA launched a campaign on digital platforms to zero in on a name. The main criterion was that the player's name be synonymous with the 50-over format. 

Jones scored 2122 runs at 50.52 for Victoria in the domestic one-day cup and also led them to the title in 1995. He was a trendsetter at the international level, slamming 6068 runs at 44.81, including seven centuries and was also part of the 1987 World Cup-winning side.

In a competitive 50-over format, Jones, who passed away in 2020, scored nearly 11,000 runs, averaging close to 47. "When the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame selection committee assessed the players for this honour, one player's performance, record, standing, contribution and impact stood out clearly for it to be a unanimous decision," Peter King, the hall of fame chair, said

"Dean Jones revolutionised the one-day game and stamped it on the minds of all Australians, it is deserved recognition for someone whose contribution was so vast."

Jones' daughter, Phoebe, added: "On behalf of the Jones family we are very grateful for this recognition of our Dad, who we miss dearly. It makes it extra special knowing it's fan voted and will be unveiled today at what he nicknamed 'his office' at the MCG.

"Dad would be extremely proud to receive this acknowledgement. He loved representing Victoria in this competition and winning the 50-over World Cup for Australia in 1987 was what he described as the greatest cricketing day of his life."

The Player of the Final will now be awarded the Michael Bevan Medal. The trophy and the medal will be presented for the first time after the season's final on March 1.