But he will have a couple of different hats on when the match begins tomorrow.
Jones will fill the role of nervy administrator, hoping the game goes off without a hitch and keeping his fingers crossed for positive feedback about the pitch and facilities.
He is also a long-serving scorer and will score the match for New Zealand Cricket. Missing a ball is definitely not an option but you get the feeling Jones would watch the match just as keenly anyway.
''I'm pretty excited, to be fair,'' he said.
''I think it is a special place and it has been a special place in my life.
''It is a beautiful venue to watch cricket.''
Jones scored his maiden first-class game at his beloved Molyneux Park in 1987 and has gone on to score more than 150 games.
The venue was a regular fixture on the first-class calendar during the 1980s and 1990s but fell out of favour with administrators.
The development of Dunedin's University Oval in 2004 did not help, and concerns about the pitch and dated facilities resulted in the venue losing its New Zealand Cricket warrant of fitness in 2009 and again in 2011.
Molyneux Park might have remained on the outer had it not been for an initial push by Otago coach Rob Walter.
He was impressed with the venue when his side had a pre-season camp in the town last season. Then Jones swung into action. He prepared a report looking at the economic impact of cricket in the region.
The Central Otago District Council was convinced to put in more resources and help fund the required upgrades.
''There has been a lot of work go in during the last six to 12 months to get first-class cricket back on the hallowed turf.
''It has been a partnership between Otago Country Cricket and the Central Otago District Council.
''And we have the guys at Otago Cricket to thank for pushing it - Rob Walter and Mike Coggan [Otago Cricket Association chief executive] and especially Tim O'Sullivan [OCA manager operations] who has done a lot of work in the background to make it happen.''
The changing rooms and viewing areas ''were almost pre-historic'' but have been reconfigured and upgraded to meet the required standards.
''I was there a few weeks ago and I think the teams will be pretty happy with what has been provided.''
There are plans to get new sightscreens and an electronic scoreboard as well.
The last first-class game played at the venue was between Otago and Sri Lanka A in March 2004.
''I remember there was a late change of date to accommodate the Sri Lankan side ... but they didn't tell the umpires.
''They arrived the night before the supposed start date and there was nobody around. They got shouted a game of golf which suited them but things are a lot more organised these days.''
