Love has a no-nonsense view of Jones's achievements

Jones left last Monday after two years in the post having criticised his main investor Sportscotland and struggled to gain extra funds.

And Love cannot understand why he attracted so much praise.

"If he was that bloody good, why haven't they kept him on? It doesn't make sense," said Love.

Love, a Yorkshireman who played for England, took Scotland to the 1999 World Cup but was unable to gain qualification for the tournament four years later.

And while Jones, a Zimbabwean, ensured Scotland played in the National Cricket League in 2003, much of the groundwork for that was put in by Love.

Jones profile: Outgoing chief a hard act to follow

Love told Scotland on Sunday: "It does rile me that he has been taking credit for things that Alex Ritchie (former Scottish Cricket Union manager) and I did.

"We put in a power of work to get things up and running, particularly at age-group levels."

Love, who now runs a pub in Yorkshire, added: "It seems Mr Jones has concentrated on raising his own profile and nothing has progressed at youth level."

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" in which they will compete against the major cricket-playing nations.