Cameron Gannon

Cameron John Gannon (born 23 January 1989) is an Australian cricketer. He was a member of the 2011–2012 Queensland Bulls squad, on a rookie contract.[1] He now represents the United States cricket team.

Cameron Gannon
Personal information
Full nameCameron John Gannon
Born (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
BattingRight-hand batsman
BowlingRight-arm fast medium
RoleAll-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
2010–2020Queensland (squad no. 21 (formerly 10))
2012–2015Brisbane Heat (squad no. 42)
2015–2016Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 21)
2016Melbourne Stars (squad no. 21)
2017Brisbane Heat (squad no. 21)
2020-Perth Scorchers
2020-Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 4 30 19 27
Runs scored 12 419 108 82
Batting average 12.00 11.97 18.00 18.00
100s/50s –/– –/– –/– –/–
Top score 7* 45 28 23
Balls bowled 54 5954 1054 492
Wickets 3 103 30 30
Bowling average 22.33 25.11 26.56 23.80
5 wickets in innings 0 3 1 –
10 wickets in match 0 – – –
Best bowling 2/21 6/53 5/38 4/10
Catches/stumpings 2/– 21/– 8/– 8/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 April 2020

Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales,[1][2] Gannon is an Ipswich Grammar School Old Boy. 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. 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. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29350364/nathan-coulter-nile-aj-tye-cut-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. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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