Jonathan Figy

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Jonathan Figy
Personal information
Born (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 22)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Role Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  85)15 December 2019 v  Scotland
Last ODI9 January 2020 v  Namibia
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2020

Jonathan Figy (born 25 August 2001) is a cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman. [1] [2] [3]

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Personal life

Figy was born in Dubai to Indian parents. He attended Abu Dhabi Indian School, [4] then in 2017 moved to England to attend Winchester College on a cricket scholarship, where he led the school team in runs in both seasons he played. [5] He matriculated to Leeds University in 2019, [6] [7] returning to the UAE in 2023. [8]

Cricket career

In December 2019, Figy was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. [9] He made his ODI debut for the UAE, against Scotland on 15 December 2019, [10] and was one of three university students in the UAE's team. [11] Later the same month, he was named in the UAE's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [12] In the UAE's first match of the tournament, against Canada, he scored an unbeaten 102 runs. [13] It was the first century by a batsman for the United Arab Emirates in a U19 Cricket World Cup match. [14] He was the leading run-scorer for the UAE in the tournament, with 197 runs in six matches. [15]

In May 2023, Figy returned to the UAE national squad for an ODI series against the West Indies. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "'He caught the eye of every coach': Jonathan Figy the latest UAE-based cricket prodigy to take up UK scholarship". The National. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Figy making waves in UAE school cricket". Gulf News. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Passela, Amith (26 January 2016). "UAE star of the week: Abu Dhabi schoolboy hopes to emulate cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar". The National. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Jonathan Figy: Cricket and studies on hold as UAE batsman focuses on fitness while stuck in UK". The National. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Dubai-born cricketer Jonathan Figy hopes to smash more records when he returns to UK to attend Leeds University". The National. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 1". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Zayed Cricket Academy's D'Souza and Figy called-up for UAE National Team against West Indies". Emirates News Agency. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC Men's WCL2". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "6th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at ICCA Dubai, Dec 15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Jonathan Figy hopes this is the start of a long journey after action-packed debut for UAE". The National. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC U19 CWC 2020". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Figy John century as UAE beat Canada; NZ v Japan washed out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "Jonathan Figy scores 'dream' century as UAE thrash Canada in U19 World Cup opener". The National. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2019/20 - United Arab Emirates Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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