Jonathan Ian Longley (born 12 April 1969) is an American born former English professional cricketer who played for Kent and Durham County Cricket Clubs between 1989 and 1996. Longley was a right-handed batsman who played occasionally as a wicketkeeper.

Longley was born at New Brunswick, New Jersey and educated at Tonbridge School in Kent and Durham University. He was a "free-scoring batsman" at school and made his first-class cricket debut for Kent in the 1989 County Championship against Essex. He made his List-A cricket debut during the same season for Combined Universities.

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Longley played 10 first-class and 14 one-day matches for Kent but found his opportunities limited. He left the county and joined Durham ahead of the 1994 season. Longley made his Durham debut in 1994, scoring a century on debut and going on to play 25 first-class and 36 one-day matches for the county. As well as playing for Kent and Durham he played 13 matches for the Combined Universities between 1989 and 1991.

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1969 births

Living people

People educated at Tonbridge School

Alumni of St Cuthbert's Society, Durham

Sportspeople from New Brunswick, New Jersey

English cricketers

Kent cricketers

Durham cricketers

Cricketers from New Jersey

British Universities cricketers

Jonathan Longley