Irish cricketer
Sean Paul Terry (born 1 August 1991 in Southampton , Hampshire ) is a former Irish cricketer . Terry is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break for Leinster, Northamptonshire and Ireland. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Ireland on 14 July 2016 against Afghanistan .[2] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Hong Kong on 5 September 2016.[3] He retired from all forms of professional cricket in July 2018.[4] [5] However he returned to the professional scene in February 2019, being selected to play in the Perth Scorchers final game of the 2018–19 Big Bash League season , after performing well for the Melville Cricket Club in Western Australian Grade Cricket .[6]
Early life
The son of former England and Hampshire batsman Paul Terry , he spent much of his early life in Australia , where he was educated at Aquinas College, Perth , and the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle .[7] While living in Australia, he also represented Western Australia at under-19 level.
In November 2011, he joined Hampshire on a two-year development contract.[8] [9] It was in that same year that he joined the MCC Young Cricketers programme at Lord's .[1]
Hampshire career
Terry made his first-class debut for Hampshire in their first fixture of the 2012 season against Loughborough MCCU at the Rose Bowl on 6 April. He made his maiden first-class fifty in this match, making an unbeaten 59 in Hampshire's first-innings of 445/7 declared .[10] He also took two catches in a match which Hampshire won by 274 runs.[11]
Due to the unavailability of Hampshire captain James Adams for Hampshire's County Championship match against Leicestershire , Terry was called up to replace the opening batsman and make his debut in the County Championship.[12] He was dismissed for a duck in Hampshire's first-innings by Alex Wyatt .
Irish career
In April 2016, Terry declared that he is moving to Dublin to pursue his ambitions playing for Ireland national cricket team and signed a contracted with YMCA Cricket Club .[13] [14] [15] He qualified to play for Ireland through his mother, Bernadette, who is Irish and is from Walkinstown near Dublin .
He made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire versus Sussex at Arundel during June 2016.
In June 2016, he was named in Ireland's One Day International squad for their series against Afghanistan , scheduled to take place the following month.[16] He made his ODI debut on 14 July.[2]
References
^ a b "Player profile: Sean Terry" . www.lords.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2012 .
^ a b "Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 3rd ODI: Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, Jul 14, 2016" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 14 July 2016 .
^ "1st T20I: Ireland v Hong Kong at Bready, Sep 5, 2016" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "Sean Terry retires at 26 to 'start a new chapter' in his life" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 4 July 2018 .
^ "Sean Terry: Ireland and Lightning batsman announces retirement" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 11 July 2018 .
^ "BBL Squad Release Game 14" . Perth Scorchers . Retrieved 9 February 2019 .
^ "Player profile: Sean Terry" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2012 .
^ "Paul Terry delighted as son Sean joins Hampshire" . BBC Sport . 16 November 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2012 .
^ "Hampshire give contracts to Terry, Rouse and Ravenscroft" . ESPNcricinfo. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2012 .
^ Shipp, James (6 April 2012). "Youth leads the way for Hampshire" . The News . Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012 .
^ "Hampshire v Loughborough MCCU, 2012" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ Wilson, Steve (26 April 2012). "Flurry of wickets fires Hampshire late show" . The News . Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012 .
^ Sean Terry leaves Hampshire and could play for Ireland
^ Terry Leaves Hampshire
^ No fast-tracking as new recruit eyes Irish place after county exit
^ "Adair and Terry called into Ireland squad for Afghanistan series" . Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 24 June 2016 .
External links