Cameron Gannon

Australian-American cricketer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cameron John Gannon (born 23 January 1989) is an Australian-American cricketer. He has played Australian domestic cricket for Queensland and Western Australia.[1]

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Cameron Gannon
Personal information
Full name
Cameron John Gannon
Born (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 36)
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 13)18 August 2019 v Bermuda
Last T20I22 August 2019 v Bermuda
T20I shirt no.21
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–2019/20Queensland (squad no. 21)
2012/13–2014/15Brisbane Heat (squad no. 42)
2015/16Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 21)
2016/17Melbourne Stars (squad no. 21)
2017/18Brisbane Heat (squad no. 21)
2020/21–Western Australia
2023Seattle Orcas
2024/25–Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 5)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 4 51 26 35
Runs scored 12 826 124 111
Batting average 12.00 15.29 15.50 12.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0 0/0
Top score 7* 58 28 23
Balls bowled 54 10,231 1,396 654
Wickets 3 177 38 43
Bowling average 22.33 26.68 28.57 22.27
5 wickets in innings 0 6 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/21 6/53 5/38 4/10
Catches/stumpings 2/– 35/– 10/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 October 2024
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Domestic career

Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales,[1][2] Gannon is one of the Ipswich Grammar School Old Boys. He began playing cricket as a junior with Ipswich Brothers and Ipswich Grammar School.[3] Aged 19 he played for a season in Reading, England, for the Sonning Club.[1]

Gannon made his first-class debut in a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania in October 2010. Gannon signed with the Brisbane Heat in 2012 and made his Twenty20 debut in the 2012–13 Big Bash League season.[2]

Between 2015 and 2017 he had stints with both the Melbourne Renegades and the Melbourne Stars.

In June 2020, Gannon joined Western Australia on a three-year deal.[4] In 2024 he was one of Western Australia's best players in their Sheffield Shield win over Tasmania.[5]

Gannon was named as a replacement player for the Hobart Hurricanes in January 2025.[6] He played the last three games of the 2024–25 Big Bash League season, including the final.

International career

In August 2019, he was named in the United States' squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.[7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the United States against Bermuda on 18 August 2019.[8] He is qualified through his mother, who is American.[9]

In January 2021, USA Cricket named Gannon in a 44-man squad to begin training in Texas ahead of the 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series.[10]

Gannon was not selected for the United States team for the 2024 T20 World Cup, as he didn't play in their selection tournament. This was due to him playing first class cricket for Western Australia at the time.[11]

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