Jonathon Dunn (born 4 June 1989) is a Vanuatuan cricketer.[1]

Jonathon Dunn
Personal information
Born (1989-06-04) 4 June 1989 (age 35)
Vanuatu
BattingRight handed
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 3)22 March 2019 v PNG
Last T20I24 March 2019 v PNG
Source: Cricinfo, 24 March 2019

Dunn was born in Vanuatu to Australian parents. He grew up speaking Bislama as his first language.[2] He moved to Newcastle, Australia, in 2004 to attend high school, and plays grade cricket for Merewether in the Newcastle District Cricket Association.[3]

Dunn made his senior debut for Vanuatu at the age of 16.[3] He played in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight[4] and 2013[5] and 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six[6] tournaments.

He was the vice-captain of Vanuatu's squad in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[7] In the team's final match of the tournament against Denmark he scored 86 runs off 139 balls, helping his team to an upset five-wicket victory.[8]

In August 2018, he was named as the vice-captain of Vanuatu's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[9] In March 2019, he was named in the Vanuatuan squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathon Dunn". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ^ Jono Dunn misses chance at T20 World Cup qualifier, 26 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b Novocastrian to visit Port Vila devastation, 17 March 2015.
  4. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Eight, Semi-Final: Germany v Vanuatu at Kuwait City, Nov 11, 2010". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Nigeria v Vanuatu at St Brelade, Jul 21, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Semi-Final: Suriname v Vanuatu at Coggeshall, Sep 11, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  7. ^ "VCA announce team for World Cricket League division 4". The Vanuatu Independent. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  8. ^ Vanuatu stun Denmark to leave promotion door open for Jersey, 5 May 2018
  9. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  11. ^ "2nd Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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