Gian-Piero Meade

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JP Meade
Personal information
Full name
Gian-Piero Sergio Meade
Born (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 29)
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  6)25 May 2019 v  Germany
Last T20I9 February 2026 v  Scotland
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20
Matches352635
Runs scored344383344
Batting average 17.2019.1517.20
100s/50s0/10/00/1
Top score59* 4959*
Balls bowled182243182
Wickets 969
Bowling average 20.7737.1620.77
5 wickets in innings 000
10 wickets in match000
Best bowling3/182/103/18
Catches/stumpings 16/218/016/2
Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2026

Gian-Piero Sergio "JP" Meade (born 19 March 1996) is a South African-born Italian cricketer. He has played for the Italy national cricket team since 2016. [1]

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International career

Meade played for the Italy national cricket team in the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in October 2016. [2]

In May 2019, he was named in Italy's squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Germany in the Netherlands. [3] He made his T20I debut for Italy against Germany on 25 May 2019. [4] The same month, he was named in Italy's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey. [5]

In November 2019, he was named in Italy's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. [6] He made his List A debut, for Italy against Kenya, on 3 December 2019. [7] In September 2021, he was named in Italy's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament. [8]

In January 2026, Meade was named in Italy's squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup. [9]

Personal life

Meade was born in South Africa where he attended Christian Brothers College Boksburg, where he played first team cricket, going on to play at under-19 level for Easterns. [1] He later moved to England where he studied sports therapy and rehabilitation at Teesside University, graduating in 2025. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gian Meade". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Denmark v Italy at Los Angeles, Oct 29, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Squads announced for the Germany, Netherlands XI and Italy series". European Cricket Network. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "1st T20I, Germany tour of Netherlands at Utrecht, May 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "ICC Calling Cricket World Cup Challenge League group B" (PDF). Federazione Cricket Italiana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "2nd Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 3 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Jade Dernbach set to play for Italy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Italy name squad for maiden Men's T20 World Cup campaign". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Teesside University graduate bowled over to join Italy's T20 cricket squad". Teesside University. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
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