Shane Getkate
CountryIreland
FullnameShane Charles Getkate
Birth date2 October 1991 (age 35)
Birth placeDurban, Natal Province,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Internationaltrue
Odidebutdate1 July
Odidebutyear2019
OdidebutagainstZimbabwe
Odicap58
Lastodidate13 September
Lastodiyear2021
LastodiagainstZimbabwe
T20idebutdate13 February
T20idebutyear2019
T20idebutagainstOman
T20icap44
Lastt20idate24 February
Lastt20iyear2022
Lastt20iagainstUAE
Club 1Northern Knights
Year 12014–2020
Club 2North West Warriors
Year 22021–2024
Club 3Matabeleland Tuskers
Year 32022/23
Columns4
Column 1ODI
Matches 14
Runs 123
Bat avg 123.00
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 116*
Deliveries 1192
Wickets 17
Bowl avg 120.71
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 12/30
Catches/stumpings 11/–
Column 2T20I
Matches 230
Runs 2275
Bat avg 211.95
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 230
Deliveries 2330
Wickets 216
Bowl avg 228.93
Fivefor 20
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 23/20
Catches/stumpings 29/–
Column 3FC
Matches 311
Runs 3381
Bat avg 323.81
100s/50s 30/2
Top score 370
Deliveries 3726
Wickets 313
Bowl avg 335.38
Fivefor 30
Tenfor 30
Best bowling 34/62
Catches/stumpings 30/–
Column 4LA
Matches 463
Runs 41,300
Bat avg 427.08
100s/50s 41/8
Top score 4120
Deliveries 41,422
Wickets 446
Bowl avg 428.50
Fivefor 41
Tenfor 40
Best bowling 45/44

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]

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]

References

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  5. ^ "Delany, Getkate highlight Ireland men's central contracts list for 2020". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, Munster Reds v Northern Knights at Cork, May 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Strabane, May 29, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Eglinton, May 30-Jun 1, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Five Emerging Player contracts awarded ahead of big year for Irish cricket". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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  12. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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  14. ^ "Stirling to captain Ireland T20 squad, new faces named for upcoming Oman and Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  15. ^ "2nd Match, Oman Quadrangular T20I Series at Al Amarat, Feb 13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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  20. ^ "1st ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands and Ireland at Bready, Jul 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Squad announced for Oman Series and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Ireland Wolves squad announced for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  24. ^ "Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2021.