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 name
James Norman Knight Shannon
Born (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 (age 34)
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
CompetitionODIT20IFCLA
Matches181325
Runs scored2111833386
Batting average2.0013.8739.6618.38
100s/50s0/00/11/70/1
Top score260140*67
Balls bowled6102
Wickets02
Bowling average25.00
5 wickets in innings0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling1/7
Catches/stumpings0/–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.

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