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Aneurin Donald
Personal information
Full name
Aneurin Henry Thomas Donald
Born (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27)
Swansea, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentGlamorgan (squad no. 12)
First-class debut23 September 2014 Glamorgan v Hampshire
List A debut26 July 2015 Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 23 12 16
Runs scored 1,439 158 241
Batting average 35.09 17.55 24.10
100s/50s 2/8 0/1 0/2
Top score 234 53 55
Catches/stumpings 17/– 6/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 September 2016

Aneurin Henry Thomas Donald (born 20 December 1996 at Swansea) is a Welsh cricketer who has played first-class cricket for Glamorgan as a right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler.[1] In December 2015 he was named in England's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]

Career

Donald initially learnt to play cricket Gorseinon CC,[3] where his brother Gafyn still turns out for the 1st XI. He then progressed through the Glamorgan Cricket Academy, and spent a summer in Australia at the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy, before moving back to his native Wales in 2016.

On 17 July 2016, Donald equalled the fastest ever double hundred in first-class cricket, off just 123 balls, eventually scoring 234 off 136 balls in an innings that was also his maiden County Championship hundred for Glamorgan.[4]

Playing style

Donald is known for his exuberant and attacking playing style. In the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup he played the first ever 'Scooping Slap Shot' in a match against Zimbabwe.[5]

References

  1. ^ Aneurin Donald at CricketArchive
  2. ^ "Aneurin Donald recalled for U-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ^ 3bit.co.uk, We Build Websites -. "Glamorgan Cricket". www.glamorgancricket.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Aneurin Donald equals fastest ever double hundred". ESPNcricinfo. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Donald invents Scooping Slap Shot! – ENG v ZIM". icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.