Jonathan Garth (cricketer, born 2000)

Jonathan James Garth (born 19 December 2000) is an Irish cricketer.[1][2] Garth comes from a cricketing family, with his father Jonathan, mother Anne-Marie McDonald, and his sister Kim all representing Ireland at an international level.[3]

Jonathan Garth
Personal information
Full name
Jonathan James Garth
Born (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–2020Munster Reds
2021Leinster Lightning
FC debut5 January 2019 Ireland A v Sri Lanka A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 3 10 7
Runs scored 70 55 50
Batting average 17.50 13.75 16.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 45 19 26
Balls bowled 390 354 126
Wickets 7 3 4
Bowling average 39.85 129.00 41.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/140 1/14 1/5
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2021

He made his List A debut for Ireland A against Bangladesh A on 1 August 2018.[4] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] He made his first-class cricket debut for Ireland A against Sri Lanka A on 5 January 2019.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Munster Reds in the 2019 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 22 June 2019.[7]

On 10 July 2020, Garth was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against the England cricket team.[8][9] Following his inclusion in the training squad, Garth said he was "surprised but delighted" to be named in the team.[10]

In February 2021, Garth was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[11][12] Later the same month, Garth was part of the intake for the Cricket Ireland Academy.[13]

References
  1. "Jonathan Garth". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. "Jonathan Garth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. "INTERVIEW: JJ spins his way to England". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. "1st unofficial ODI, at Wicklow". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. "Ireland U19 World Cup Squad Announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  6. "1st unofficial Test, Ireland A tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. "2nd Match (D/N), Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy at Dublin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  8. "Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. "Ireland names expanded training squad ahead of ODI series against England". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  10. "England v Ireland: ODI call-up caught Jonathan 'JJ' Garth off guard". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  11. "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. "Ireland Wolves squad announced for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  13. "Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Men's Academy intake for 2021 announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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