Jonathon Dunn

Jonathon Dunn (born 4 June 1989) is a Vanuatuan cricketer.[1]

Jonathon Dunn
Personal information
Born (1989-06-04) 4 June 1989
Vanuatu
BattingRight handed
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 3)22 March 2019 v PNG
Last T20I24 March 2019 v PNG
Source: Cricinfo, 24 March 2019

Dunn was born in Vanuatu to Australian parents. He grew up speaking Bislama as his first language.[2] He moved to Newcastle, Australia, in 2004 to attend high school, and plays grade cricket for Merewether in the Newcastle District Cricket Association.[3]

Dunn made his senior debut for Vanuatu at the age of 16.[3] He played in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight[4] and 2013[5] and 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six[6] tournaments.

In March 2018, he was named as the vice-captain of Vanuatu's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[7] In the team's final match of the tournament against Denmark he scored 86 runs off 139 balls, helping his team to an upset five-wicket victory.[8]

In August 2018, he was named as the vice-captain of Vanuatu's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[9] In March 2019, he was named in the Vanuatuan squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Vanuatu against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019.[11]

References
  1. "Jonathon Dunn". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. Jono Dunn misses chance at T20 World Cup qualifier, 26 November 2014.
  3. Novocastrian to visit Port Vila devastation, 17 March 2015.
  4. "ICC World Cricket League Division Eight, Semi-Final: Germany v Vanuatu at Kuwait City, Nov 11, 2010". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. "ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Nigeria v Vanuatu at St Brelade, Jul 21, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. "ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Semi-Final: Suriname v Vanuatu at Coggeshall, Sep 11, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  7. "VCA announce team for World Cricket League division 4". The Vanuatu Independent. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  8. Vanuatu stun Denmark to leave promotion door open for Jersey, 5 May 2018
  9. "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  11. "2nd Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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