Simon Ateak

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Simon Ateak
Personal information
Born (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 30)
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  5)20 May 2019 v  Namibia
Last T20I22 May 2019 v  Nigeria
Source: Cricinfo, 22 May 2019

Simon Ateak (born 22 September 1993) is a Ghanaian cricketer, who plays for the national team. [1] He was part of Ghana's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa. [2] He played in Ghana's opening fixture, against Germany, on 3 September 2017. [3]

In April 2018, he was named the man of the match in Ghana's second and third fixtures of the 2018 ICC World Twenty20 African Sub Regional Qualifier tournament. [4] [5] He was also named the player of the tournament. [6]

In May 2019, Ateak was named in Ghana's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. [7] [8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Namibia on 20 May 2019. [9]

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References

  1. "Simon Ateak". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. "Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. "Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. "Nigeria and Ghana continue dominance in Africa World T20 Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. "Ghana hold nerve to pip Nigeria in T20 thriller". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. "Simon Ateak named Player of the Tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  7. @CricketGhana (17 May 2019). "We are coming!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  8. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.