Shane Getkate

Shane Charles Getkate (born 2 October 1991) is a South African-born Irish cricketer.[1] Getkate was born with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome,[2] which caused him to collapse on field during an under-19 game in June 2011.[3] In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland,[4] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.[5]

Shane Getkate
Personal information
Full nameShane Charles Getkate
Born (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991
Durban, Natal Province,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 58)1 July 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI7 July 2019 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 44)13 February 2019 v Oman
Last T20I10 March 2020 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentNorthern Knights
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 3 15 11 33
Runs scored 23 92 381 604
Batting average 23.00 8.36 23.81 24.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 1/2
Top score 16* 24 70 104*
Balls bowled 162 210 726 1,053
Wickets 6 8 13 38
Bowling average 20.00 40.37 35.38 25.47
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/30 2/15 4/62 5/44
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 0/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2020

Domestic and T20 career

He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017.[6] He made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 29 May 2017.[7] He made his first-class debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship on 30 May 2017.[8]

In April 2019, he was one of five cricketers to be awarded with an Emerging Player Contract by Cricket Ireland, ahead of the 2019 domestic season.[9] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[10][11] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[12]

International career

In January 2019, he was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for the Oman Quadrangular Series and the series against Afghanistan in India.[13][14] He made his T20I debut for Ireland against Oman on 13 February 2019,[15] becoming Ireland's 700th international cap.[16][17]

In June 2019, he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team.[18] Later the same month, he was named in Ireland's squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[19] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Ireland against Zimbabwe on 1 July 2019.[20]

In September 2019, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[21]

References
  1. "Shane Getkate". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. "Shane Getkate's calm fortitude in the face of adversity". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. "Hard work pays off for Getkate". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. "Gareth Delany, Shane Getkate amongst 19 men's central player contracts offered ahead of a busy 2020". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. "Delany, Getkate highlight Ireland men's central contracts list for 2020". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, Munster Reds v Northern Knights at Cork, May 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Strabane, May 29, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  8. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Eglinton, May 30-Jun 1, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  9. "Five Emerging Player contracts awarded ahead of big year for Irish cricket". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  10. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  13. "Ireland announce squads for Afghanistan series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  14. "Stirling to captain Ireland T20 squad, new faces named for upcoming Oman and Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  15. "2nd Match, Oman Quadrangular T20I Series at Al Amarat, Feb 13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  16. "Stirling fires Ireland to T20 International win over Oman". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  17. "700 and counting". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  18. "Ireland Wolves squads named for Scotland 'A' series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  19. "Ireland Men's and Ireland Wolves squads announced for Zimbabwe series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  20. "1st ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands and Ireland at Bready, Jul 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  21. "Squad announced for Oman Series and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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