Jonathan Merlo

Jonathan Merlo (born 15 December 1998) is an Australian cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup on 27 September 2017.[2]

Jonathan Merlo
Personal information
Full nameJonathan A Merlo
Born (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18Cricket Australia XI (squad no. 12)
2018-Melbourne Stars (squad no. 12)
2018-Victoria (squad no. 12)
List A debut27 September 2017 Cricket Australia XI v South Australia
Last List A17 October 2017 Cricket Australia XI v Western Warriors
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 1 5 5
Runs scored 4 50 24
Batting average 2.00 16.66 8.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 4 20 11
Balls bowled 18 231 12
Wickets 0 5 0
Bowling average – 43.20 –
5 wickets in innings – 0 –
10 wickets in match – 0 –
Best bowling – 2/38 –
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 April 2020

Career

In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]

Merlo was in the Cricket Australia XI squad for the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He made his List A debut in the first match of the tournament when Cricket Australia XI won their second match in their existence against South Australia. He bowled seven overs with figures of 2/38 including a maiden over. He took his first List A wicket when he bowled Cameron Valente, who was on 100 at the time.[2] He played four matches in the tournament and took a total of 5 wickets.[4]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Melbourne Stars in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 1 January 2019.[5] He made his first-class debut on 24 February 2020, for Victoria in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season.[6]

References
  1. "Jonathan Merlo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. "1st match, JLT One-Day Cup at Brisbane, Sep 27 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. "Sangha, Waugh head U19 World Cup squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. "Records / JLT One-Day Cup, 2017/18 - Cricket Australia XI / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. "16th Match (N), Big Bash League at Melbourne, Jan 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. "24th Match, Marsh Sheffield Shield at Brisbane, Feb 24-27 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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