Jonathan Figy

Jonathan Figy (born 25 August 2001) is a cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman.[1][2][3]

Jonathan Figy
Personal information
Born (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 85)15 December 2019 v Scotland
Last ODI9 January 2020 v Namibia
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2020

Personal life

Figy was born in Dubai to Indian parents. He attended Abu Dhabi Indian School,[4] then in 2017 moved to England to attend Winchester College on a cricket scholarship, where he led the school team in runs in both seasons he played.[5] He matriculated to Leeds University in 2019,[6][7] returning to the UAE in 2023.[8]

Cricket career

In December 2019, Figy was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[9] He made his ODI debut for the UAE, against Scotland on 15 December 2019,[10] and was one of three university students in the UAE's team.[11] Later the same month, he was named in the UAE's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[12] In the UAE's first match of the tournament, against Canada, he scored an unbeaten 102 runs.[13] It was the first century by a batsman for the United Arab Emirates in a U19 Cricket World Cup match.[14] He was the leading run-scorer for the UAE in the tournament, with 197 runs in six matches.[15]

In May 2023, Figy returned to the UAE national squad for an ODI series against the West Indies.[8]

References
  1. "Jonathan Figy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. "'He caught the eye of every coach': Jonathan Figy the latest UAE-based cricket prodigy to take up UK scholarship". The National. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. "Figy making waves in UAE school cricket". Gulf News. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. Passela, Amith (26 January 2016). "UAE star of the week: Abu Dhabi schoolboy hopes to emulate cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar". The National. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. "Jonathan Figy: Cricket and studies on hold as UAE batsman focuses on fitness while stuck in UK". The National. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. "Dubai-born cricketer Jonathan Figy hopes to smash more records when he returns to UK to attend Leeds University". The National. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 1". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. "Zayed Cricket Academy's D'Souza and Figy called-up for UAE National Team against West Indies". Emirates News Agency. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC Men's WCL2". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  10. "6th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at ICCA Dubai, Dec 15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  11. "Jonathan Figy hopes this is the start of a long journey after action-packed debut for UAE". The National. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  12. "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC U19 CWC 2020". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  13. "Figy John century as UAE beat Canada; NZ v Japan washed out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  14. "Jonathan Figy scores 'dream' century as UAE thrash Canada in U19 World Cup opener". The National. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  15. "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2019/20 - United Arab Emirates Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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