Cameron Gannon

Cameron John Gannon (born 23 January 1989) is an Australian-American cricketer. He was a member of the 2011–2012 Queensland Bulls squad.[1]

Cameron Gannon
Personal information
Full name
Cameron John Gannon
Born (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Height2 m (6 ft 7 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 13)18 August 2019 v Bermuda
Last T20I22 August 2019 v Bermuda
T20I shirt no.21
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–2019/20Queensland (squad no. 21)
2012/13–2014/15Brisbane Heat (squad no. 42)
2015/16Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 21)
2016/17Melbourne Stars (squad no. 21)
2017/18–Brisbane Heat (squad no. 21)
2020/21–Western Australia
2023Seattle Orcas
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 4 44 24 28
Runs scored 12 606 124 83
Batting average 12.00 13.77 17.71 13.83
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 7* 58 28 23
Balls bowled 54 9,027 1,300 516
Wickets 3 146 35 32
Bowling average 22.33 28.44 28.71 23.31
5 wickets in innings 0 3 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/21 6/53 5/38 4/10
Catches/stumpings 2/– 30/– 10/– 8/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 October 2023

Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales,[1][2] Gannon is one of the Ipswich Grammar School Old Boys. He began playing cricket as a junior with Ipswich Brothers and Ipswich Grammar School.[3] Aged 19 he played for a season in Reading, England, for the Sonning Club.[1]

Gannon made his first-class debut in a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania in October 2010. Gannon signed with Brisbane Heat in 2012 made his Twenty20 debut in 2012 in the KFC Big Bash League.[2]

In August 2019, he was named in the United States' squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.[4] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the United States against Bermuda on 18 August 2019.[5] He is qualified through his mother, who is American.[6]

In June 2020, Gannon joined Western Australia on a three-year deal.[7] In January 2021, USA Cricket named Gannon in a 44-man squad to begin training in Texas ahead of the 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series.[8][9]

References
  1. Queensland Cricket, Cameron Gannon profile Archived 30 December 2012 at archive.today. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Cameron Gannon: Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. Smeaton, P. Gannon planning to be raging Bull, The Queensland Times, 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  4. "Team USA Squad Announced for ICC T20 World Cup Americas' Regional Final". USA Cricket. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. "1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 18 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. "Smith falls for duck as lesser lights shine". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. "Nathan Coulter-Nile and AJ Tye cut by Western Australia; Cameron Gannon joins".
  8. "Former West Indies player Narsingh Deonarine part of USA training camp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "USA Cricket Selection Update". USA Cricket. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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