Shane Getkate

Shane Charles Getkate (born 2 October 1991) is a South African-born Irish cricketer.[1] Getkate was born with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome,[2] which caused him to collapse on field during an under-19 game in June 2011.[3] In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland,[4] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.[5]

Shane Getkate
Personal information
Full name
Shane Charles Getkate
Born (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 32)
Durban, Natal Province,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 58)1 July 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI13 September 2021 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 44)13 February 2019 v Oman
Last T20I24 February 2022 v UAE
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2020Northern Knights
2021–2023North West Warriors
2022/23Matabeleland Tuskers
Career statistics
CompetitionODIT20IFCLA
Matches4301156
Runs scored232753811,078
Batting average23.0011.9523.8125.06
100s/50s0/00/00/21/5
Top score16*3070104*
Balls bowled1923307261,392
Wickets7161346
Bowling average20.7128.9335.3828.02
5 wickets in innings0001
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling2/303/204/625/44
Catches/stumpings1/–9/–0/–11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 May 2023

Domestic and T20 career

He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017.[6] He made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 29 May 2017.[7] He made his first-class debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship on 30 May 2017.[8]

In April 2019, he was one of five cricketers to be awarded with an Emerging Player Contract by Cricket Ireland, ahead of the 2019 domestic season.[9] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[10][11] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[12]

International career

In January 2019, he was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for the Oman Quadrangular Series and the series against Afghanistan in India.[13][14] He made his T20I debut for Ireland against Oman on 13 February 2019,[15] becoming Ireland's 700th international cap.[16][17]

In June 2019, he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team.[18] Later the same month, he was named in Ireland's squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[19] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Ireland against Zimbabwe on 1 July 2019.[20]

In September 2019, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[21] In February 2021, Getkate was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[22][23] In September 2021, Getkate was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[24]

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