KENT’S Geraint Jones etched his name into the annals of Test cricket history on Tuesday as England secured an unprecedented eighth successive win.

Jones, 28, who lives at Chartham, near Canterbury, marked England’s historic seven-wicket victory over South Africa at St George’s Park with a game of golf at the Humewood links on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth.

Jones, one of seven members of the England side to have featured in all eight wins, explained the side’s low key celebrations.

“It’s blowing a gale and lashing it down, in fact, it started raining within an hour of our victory so it was a good job we polished off the job as quickly as we did,” said the Australian-raised wicketkeeper.

“Throughout the morning they kept flashing up on the scoreboard that it would be a record eighth win, so we knew it was an historic moment in England terms, yet it was a strange atmosphere in the dressing room afterwards.

“Had we knocked off the runs on Monday night we might have partied a little harder than we have, but by winning so early we were at a loss what to do for the rest of the day. We were kicking around ideas and golf got the vote.”

Though England went into the first of this five-Test series fresh from seven successive home wins, they were far from their best in beating The Proteas.

Michael Vaughan’s squad will take heart that, as a side, they have power to add, leaving Jones to believe they may yet go on to dominate the series.

“We should have nailed this game down on day three when we were batting by posting a big first innings lead over them. After getting our noses in front we lost a clutch of wickets cheaply, me being one of them, and that collapse let them back into the game.

“I got out to one that stopped on me a bit, but even so, I wasn’t happy with my mode of dismissal and that’s something for me to work on in the next few days.

“It’s a great feeling for the team to know we achieved this win when far from our best and the boost we’ll get from that should set us up really well for the rest of the tour.”

Jones and the England party travel to Durban today to meet up with their wives and girlfriends for England’s Christmas party on Saturday, but after that it will be business as usual.

“We start the second Test on Boxing Day, so we’ll have an early Christmas lunch with our partners and family and then go for training on Christmas Day afternoon,” explained Jones.

Despite having eight consecutive Test wins under their belts, England still have a distance to go to draw level with Australia's world record of 16 straight victories.