George Garton
George Henry Simmons Garton (born 15 April 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium-fast. He made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Leeds/Bradford MCC University side in April 2016.[1] Prior to his first-class debut, Garton was named in England's U19 squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]
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| Full name | George Henry Simmons Garton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1997 Brighton, East Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–present | Sussex (squad no. 15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 7 April 2016 Sussex v Leeds/Bradford MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 6 June 2016 Sussex v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In November 2017, Garton was added to England's Test squad for the 2017–18 Ashes series as cover for Jake Ball.[3] In August 2020, in the third round of matches in the Bob Willis Trophy, Garton took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[4]
References
- "Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Sussex v Leeds/Bradford MCCU at Hove, Apr 5–7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- "Taylor to lead England in ICC U19 World Cup". ECB. England & Wales Cricket Board. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- "Garton called up as cover for England warm-up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "George Garton five-for turns game for Sussex against Essex". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
External links
- George Garton at ESPNcricinfo
- George Garton at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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