Aneurin Donald
Aneurin Henry Thomas Donald (born 20 December 1996 at Swansea) is a Welsh cricketer who has played first-class cricket for Hampshire 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]
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| Full name | Aneurin Henry Thomas Donald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 1996 Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Glamorgan (squad no. 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Hampshire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Hampshire (squad no. 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 23 September 2014 Glamorgan v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 26 July 2015 Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Donald initially learnt to play cricket at Gorseinon CC,[3] where his brother Gafyn still turns out for the 1st XI. During the summer of 2018 Donald has lent his cricketing genius to the mighty Sunshine Coast scorchers. Although underwhelming to start Donald has shown some potential in the nets
Glamorgan: 2016-2018
Donald 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]
His form then suffered for the following two seasons, and by the 2018 season he was dropped from Glamorgan's County Championship and 50-over sides, but remained as a T20 opening batsman.
Hampshire: 2018-present
Offered a new three year contract from 2019-2021 by Glamorgan, Donald who has ambitions to play for the England national side, decided for career reasons on 23 August 2018 to sign a two year deal with Hampshire for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. As a result, Glamorgan offered Donald to Hampshire as a loan player for the remainder of the 2018 season, and he hence moved with immediate effect.[5]
In December 2019, Donald was ruled out of the 2020 cricket season, after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.[6]
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.[7]
References
- Aneurin Donald at CricketArchive
- "Aneurin Donald recalled for U-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- 3bit.co.uk, We Build Websites -. "Glamorgan Cricket". www.glamorgancricket.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- "Aneurin Donald equals fastest ever double hundred". ESPNcricinfo. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/45286798
- "Aneurin Donald ruled out for majority of 2020 season after ACL injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "Donald invents Scooping Slap Shot! – ENG v ZIM". icc-cricket.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
External links
- Aneurin Donald at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Aneurin Donald at ESPNcricinfo