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| Full name | Jake Richard Doran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1996 Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Luke Doran (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15–2016/17 | Sydney Thunder (squad no. 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–present | Tasmania (squad no. 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19–2019/20 | Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,7 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jake Richard Doran (born 2 December 1996) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Tasmania. [1] He previously represented Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes. He is the youngest player to be signed to a Big Bash League contract. [2] Doran is the younger brother of cricketer Luke Doran and attended The Hills Sports High School. [3]
In 2013,Doran almost became the youngest player to score a First Grade century;playing for Fairfield-Liverpool against Sydney University,he was on 87* when his team declared. [4] Aged 16,Doran became the youngest player ever to play for New South Wales second XI. [5] [6] For the 2014/15 season,New South Wales signed Doran on a rookie contract, [7] and in October 2014,Doran signed for Big Bash team Sydney Thunder,making him the youngest player to sign a Big Bash contract. [5] [8] Doran signed a one-year contract with the Thunder,a week before finishing his HSC exams. [5] Three other teams,including the Melbourne Stars were believed to have been interested in signing Doran;the Stars would have offered him a senior deal. [6] In January 2015,Doran made his BBL debut for Thunder in a Sydney Derby match against Sydney Sixers;Doran did not bat in the match. [9]
In March 2015,Doran signed for Tasmania from New South Wales on a two-year contract. [10] [11] He made his first-class debut in a Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia,making scores of 5 and 17. [12] In his first five Sheffield Shield matches,he averaged 19.70,with 2 half-centuries. [13] In September 2015,Doran was added to the Tasmania squad for the Matador Cup,and he made his List A debut a month later against Queensland,but did not bat in the match. [14] [15]
In November 2017,he scored his maiden first-class century,batting for Tasmania against South Australia in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season. [16] In March 2018,Cricket Australia named Doran in their Sheffield Shield team of the year. [17]
In November 2013,Doran played for Cricket Australia Chairman's XI against an England XI;the match was a tour match prior to the 2013-14 Ashes series,and Doran scored 17 in his only innings. [18] He has also played for Prime Minister's XI against English and Indian teams. [19] He has represented Australia under-19s,and averaged 83 at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [13] Doran captained the under-19 team in series against England under-19 in 2014/15 and 2015,and scored 103 in the 2015 U-19 Test match between the teams at Chester-le-Street. [19] Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill suggested that Doran should have been picked for the fifth and final Test of the 2015 Ashes series. [19]