Jeremy Gordon (born 20 January 1987) is a Guyanese-born international cricketer.[1] He has played for the Canada national cricket team since 2012 as a right-arm fast bowler.

Jeremy Gordon
Personal information
Born (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37)
New Amsterdam, Guyana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 79)11 July 2012 v Scotland
Last ODI13 August 2024 v United States
T20I debut (cap 41)16 November 2013 v Ireland
Last T20I24 August 2024 v United States
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007Guyana
2018Vancouver Knights
2019Toronto Nationals
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 12 17 5 28
Runs scored 23 4 25 35
Batting average 4.60 4 12.50 5.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 7* 2* 16* 7*
Balls bowled 548 326 809 1,172
Wickets 19 20 23 36
Bowling average 25.52 20.35 21.08 25.27
5 wickets in innings 1 1 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 6/43 3/6 6/43 6/43
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 1/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2024

Gordon was born in Guyana and represented the Guyana national cricket team before immigrating to Canada. He works professionally as a senior support analyst at Scotiabank.[2]

Early life

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Gordon was born on 20 January 1987 in New Amsterdam, Guyana.[1] He immigrated to Canada in 2006 but returned regularly to Guyana.[3]

International career

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Gordon played at the under-19 level for Guyana in 2005 and 2006.[3] He made his senior first-class debut for Guyana in January 2007 against Leeward Islands and went on to play two further senior matches for Guyana.[1]

Gordon made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Canada against Scotland during the 2011–2013 ICC World Cricket League Championship and his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ireland in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. He played for Canada in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. He took a break from international cricket between 2016 and 2018 for personal reasons.[3]

He was a member of Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[4]

In March 2023, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[5] On 5 April 2023, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs,[6] helping his team defeat Papua New Guinea by 90 runs.[7]

In May 2024, he was named in Canada’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[8]

Franchise career

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On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[9][10] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jeremy Gordon". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ^ Davidson, Neil (31 May 2024). "Fast bowler Jeremy Gordon, Canada prepare to impress at men's T20 cricket World Cup". The Canadian Press.
  3. ^ a b c Halley, Frederick (3 October 2020). "Fast bowler Jeremy Gordon draws inspiration from Ian Bishop". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Canadian squad for ICC T20 World Cup qualifier". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier!". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. ^ "UAE and Canada win on final day in Windhoek". CricketEurope. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. ^ "CWG Qualifier Play-Off: Canada, UAE register easy victories on final day". News Room Odisha. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Canada's Squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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