James Shannon (cricketer)

James Norman Knight Shannon (born 12 February 1990) is an Irish former cricketer. Shannon is a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. On 26 May 2013, Shannon made his One Day International debut for Ireland against Pakistan.[1] In January 2020, Shannon announced his retirement from cricket.[2]

James Shannon
Personal information
Full nameJames Norman Knight Shannon
Born (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990
Belfast, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 39)26 May 2013 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.77
T20I debut (cap 26)30 November 2013 v Afghanistan
Last T20I29 June 2018 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentNorthern Knights
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 1 8 13 25
Runs scored 2 111 833 386
Batting average 2.00 13.87 39.66 18.38
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 1/7 0/1
Top score 2 60 140* 67
Balls bowled – 6 102 –
Wickets – 0 2 –
Bowling average – – 25.00 –
5 wickets in innings – – 0 –
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling – – 1/7 –
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 5/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 May 2019

Career

He scored the most runs in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy, Ireland's domestic Twenty20 competition, with 251 runs in six matches.[3] He also scored the most runs in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship tournament, with 446 runs in four matches.[4]

In December 2018, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season.[5][6]

In May 2018, he was named in a fourteen-man squad for Ireland's first ever Test match, to be played against Pakistan later the same month, but he was not selected to play.[7][8] In June 2018, Shannon scored his first T20I half-century against India.

References
  1. Siggins, Ger (26 May 2013). "Kamran, Wahab dash Irish hopes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. "James Shannon announces retirement". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, 2017: Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, 2017: Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. "19 men's central player contracts finalised ahead of busy 2019". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. "Ireland women to receive first professional contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. "Ireland announce 14-man squad for historic first Test against Pakistan". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. "Ireland omit George Dockrell for historic first men's Test against Pakistan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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