Jay Lenton

{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 1990)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{use Australian English|date=November 2015}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Jay Lenton

| image =

| country = Australia

| fullname = Jay Stephen Lenton

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|8|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Belmont, New South Wales, Australia

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Wicket-keeper

| club1 = New South Wales

| year1 = {{nowrap|2015–present}}

| clubnumber1 =

| club2 = Sydney Thunder

| year2 = {{nowrap|2016–present}}

| clubnumber2 = 70

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 6 November

| debutyear1 = 2015

| debutfor1 = NSW

| debutagainst1 = Victoria

| type2 = Twenty20

| debutdate2 = 1 January

| debutyear2 = 2017

| debutfor2 = Thunder

| debutagainst2 = Scorchers

| hidedeliveries = true

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 22

| bat avg1 = 7.33

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 16

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/1

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 4

| runs2 = 33

| bat avg2 = 8.25

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 18

| catches/stumpings2 = 10/0

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 22

| runs3 = 141

| bat avg3 = 23.50

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 27*

| catches/stumpings3 = 12/5

| date = 22 October 2022

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1184/1184314/1184314.html Cricket Archive

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Jay Stephen Lenton (born 10 August 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/603411.html |title=Jay Lenton |access-date=6 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} A wicket-keeper, he made his first-class debut on 6 November 2015 in the 2015–16 Sheffield Shield.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/895919.html |title=Sheffield Shield, 4th Match: New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Nov 6-9, 2015 |access-date=6 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Sydney Thunder on 1 January 2017 in the 2016–17 Big Bash League season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1023605.html |title=Big Bash League, 13th Match: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder at Perth, Jan 1, 2017 |access-date=1 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his List A debut for New South Wales in the 2018–19 JLT One-Day Cup on 18 September 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1150089.html |title=2nd match (D/N), JLT One-Day Cup at Perth, Sep 18 2018 |access-date=18 September 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

He was appointed as the assistant coach of the Sydney Sixers ahead of the 2021–22 Big Bash League season. Just hours prior to the start of the challenger knockout match against the Adelaide Strikers during the 2021–22 BBL season, he was formally added to the lineup of Sydney Sixers as the local replacement player for Josh Philippe who was tested positive for COVID-19.{{Cite web|date=26 January 2022|title='I found out at around 1 o'clock today': Fans in shock as Covid forces Sixers to play assistant coach in BBL knock-out|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/i-found-out-at-around-1-o-clock-today-fans-in-shock-as-covid-forces-sydney-sixers-to-play-assistant-coach-jay-lenton-in-bbl-knockout-101643186696659.html|access-date=26 January 2022|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Philippe ruled out of BBL finals in huge Sixers blow|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/josh-philippe-sydney-sixers-squad-covid-steve-smith-replacement-player-adelaide-strikers-bbl11/2022-01-26|access-date=26 January 2022|website=cricket.com.au|language=en}} Lenton was formally added to the BBL's local replacement player pool before being included to the Sydney Sixers squad due to the non availability of wicket-keepers in the original pool of players.{{Cite web|title=Josh Philippe ruled out of BBL Challenger due to positive Covid test|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bbl-2021-22-josh-philippe-ruled-out-of-bbl-challenger-due-to-positive-covid-test-1298788|access-date=26 January 2022|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}