Cameron Gannon

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

Cameron Gannon

Personal information
Full name	Cameron John Gannon
Born	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 36) Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowling all-rounder
International information
National side	United States
T20I debut (cap 13)	18 August 2019 v Bermuda
Last T20I	22 August 2019 v Bermuda
T20I shirt no.	21
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010/11–2019/20	Queensland (squad no. 21)
2012/13–2014/15	Brisbane Heat (squad no. 42)
2015/16	Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 21)
2016/17	Melbourne Stars (squad no. 21)
2017/18	Brisbane Heat (squad no. 21)
2020/21–	Western Australia
2023	Seattle 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

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]

References

1. Queensland Cricket, Cameron Gannon profile Archived 30 December 2012 at archive.today. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
2. "Cameron Gannon: Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
3. Smeaton, P. Gannon planning to be raging Bull Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Queensland Times, 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
4. "Nathan Coulter-Nile and AJ Tye cut by Western Australia; Cameron Gannon joins". Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
5. "WA vs TAS Cricket Scorecard, Final at Perth, March 21 - 24, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
6. "Cam Gannon Signs as Injury Replacement | Hobart Hurricanes". www.hobarthurricanes.com.au. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
7. "Team USA Squad Announced for ICC T20 World Cup Americas' Regional Final". USA Cricket. 13 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
8. "1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 18 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
9. "Smith falls for duck as lesser lights shine". cricket.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
10. "Former West Indies player Narsingh Deonarine part of USA training camp". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
11. Lavalette, Tristan. "U.S. Set For Historic Cricket T20 World Cup Without Star Bowler". Forbes. Retrieved 27 January 2025.

External links

• Cameron Gannon at ESPNcricinfo