Jonathan Garth

Jonathan Digby "Jon" Garth (born 12 January 1965) is a former Irish cricketer who played for the Irish national side between 1986 and 1989.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, but raised in Dublin, where he attended The High School.[2] Overall, he played 26 times for Ireland,[3] including three first-class matches and four List A matches.[4][5]

For the rugby league footballer for Ireland, and Dublin Blues, see Jonathan Garth (rugby league).
For his son the Irish cricketer born in 2000, see Jonathan Garth (cricketer, born 2000).
Jonathan Garth
Personal information
Born (1965-01-12) 12 January 1965
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
RelationsAnne-Marie McDonald (wife)
Kim Garth (daughter)
Jonathan Garth (son)
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 3 4
Runs scored 34 33
Batting average 5.66 11.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 11 17
Balls bowled 192 227
Wickets 0 4
Bowling average - 31.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 0/34 3/28
Catches/stumpings 2/0 2/0
Source: ESPNCricinfo

Playing career

A captain of Ireland youth teams, Garth made his debut for Ireland in May 1986, playing two matches against India. The following month, he played twice against Yorkshire and against Wales and Leicestershire[3] in his List A debut.[5] In July, he played against the MCC, scoring 64 in the Ireland second innings, his highest score (and only half-century) in all matches for Ireland. The following month, he made his first-class debut, playing against Scotland in Glasgow.[4]

Garth continued in the Ireland team throughout 1987, 1988 and 1989, playing against Pakistan, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Sussex, Scotland, the MCC, Worcestershire and Derbyshire, amongst others. Playing against Northamptonshire in a NatWest Trophy match in June 1987,[5] he took 3/28, his best bowling figures for Ireland and in List A cricket.[1] Garth played his last game for Ireland in August 1989 against Wales. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 392 runs at an average of 14.00, and took 24 wickets at an average of 43.46.[3]

Personal life

After retiring from cricket, Garth took up work in the insurance industry.[2] He married Anne-Marie McDonald, who played for the Irish women's team in the late 1980s, including at ODI level.[6] Their daughter, Kim Garth, has also played at international level, while their sons play club cricket.[2][7]

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References
  1. Cricket Archive profile
  2. Jonathan Digby Garth – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
  4. First-class matches played by Jon Garth at Cricket Archive
  5. List A matches played by Jon Garth at Cricket Archive
  6. Anne-Marie McDonald – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. "INTERVIEW: JJ spins his way to England". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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