George Garton

George Henry Simmons Garton (born 15 April 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium-fast. He made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Leeds/Bradford MCC University side in April 2016.[1] Prior to his first-class debut, Garton was named in England's U19 squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]

George Garton
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Henry Simmons Garton
Born (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997
Brighton, East Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentSussex (squad no. 15)
First-class debut7 April 2016 Sussex v Leeds/Bradford MCCU
List A debut6 June 2016 Sussex v Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 17 24 23
Runs scored 322 103 103
Batting average 18.94 11.44 25.75
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/0
Top score 59* 38 34*
Balls bowled 1,995 942 366
Wickets 40 29 25
Bowling average 33.27 34.24 20.12
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 5/26 4/43 4/16
Catches/stumpings 10/– 11/– 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 October 2020

In November 2017, Garton was added to England's Test squad for the 2017–18 Ashes series as cover for Jake Ball.[3] In August 2020, in the third round of matches in the Bob Willis Trophy, Garton took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[4]

References

  1. "Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Sussex v Leeds/Bradford MCCU at Hove, Apr 5–7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. "Taylor to lead England in ICC U19 World Cup". ECB. England & Wales Cricket Board. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. "Garton called up as cover for England warm-up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. "George Garton five-for turns game for Sussex against Essex". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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