Jonathan James Bushnell (born 6 September 2001) is an English cricketer who plays for Durham County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.
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| Full name | Jonathan James Bushnell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 2001 Durham, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 12 June 2022 Durham v Worcs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 10 August 2022 Durham v Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Bushnell came through the Durham academy and played second XI cricket as an opening batsman.[1] In the winter of 2019/20 Bushnell travelled to play for Claremont-Nedlands in Perth, Australia alongside Durham teammate Cameron Steel. Bushnell’s spell included scores of 108 not out and 83 not out for their second team.[2] In September 2020 Bushnell was called up to the Young Lions England team.[3] In October 2021, Bushnell signed a rookie contract with Durham.[4]
2022: First-class debut
Playing for the Durham 2nd XI in 2022, Bushnell scored 580 runs at an average of 75 and was voted Durham’s 2nd XI Player of the Season with a top score of 187, made against Lancashire County Cricket Club’s 2nd XI.[5]
Bushnell made a half-century on his first-class debut for Durham against Worcestershire on the 12 June 2022 in a century stand with fellow debutant Rachin Ravindra.[6][7] He made his Twenty20 debut for Durham, on 17 June 2022, against Yorkshire in the 2022 T20 Blast.[8]
Bushnell made his List A debut for Durham against Somerset, on 10 August 2022, scoring 24 in a half-century partnership with Graham Clark.[9] In December 2022 he signed a two-year professional contract with Durham.[10][11]
2023:First List-A half-century
Bushnell made his first List-A cricket half century on 1 August 2023, scoring an unbeaten 60 against Worcestershire.[12] On 4 August 2023, he contributed an unbeaten 37 as Durham scored their highest ever list-A score of 427-9 against Sussex in Hove.[13]