James Shannon (cricketer)
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| Full name | James Norman Knight Shannon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1990 off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only ODI (cap 39) | 26 May 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 26) | 30 November 2013 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 June 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–present | Northern Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 12 May 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Norman Knight Shannon (born 12 February 1990) is an Irish former
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]
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
- ^ Siggins, Ger (26 May 2013). "Kamran, Wahab dash Irish hopes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "James Shannon announces retirement". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, 2017: Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, 2017: Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "19 men's central player contracts finalised ahead of busy 2019". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Ireland women to receive first professional contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Ireland omit George Dockrell for historic first men's Test against Pakistan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2018.