Signing Rahul Dravid was a major coup for Scottish cricket

Jones played a leading role in Scotland's entry into the one-day National League last summer.

He was also involved in the signing of Indian Test star Rahul Dravid as one of their overseas players.

"Without Gwynne, the profile of Scottish cricket would not have been raised to its current level," said Cricket Scotland chairman Keith Oliver.

Jones had been criticised for failing to bring enough money into the Scottish game.

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And there had been speculation about his position for the past week.

Oliver added: "Gwynne told me he feels he has completed his main objectives.

"These were to promote the game using his international contacts and influence, to professionalise the management with a high calibre executive team and to set the vision and prepare the way for Scotland to become a full one-day international nation in the medium term and a Test-playing nation in the long term."

Jones' departure comes just a month before Scotland take part in the ICC Six Nations Challenge tournament in the United Arab Emirates.

The prize for the winners is a place in September's ICC Champions Trophy in England - a 'mini-World Cup which will see them compete against the major cricket-playing nations.