Sean Terry
{{short description|Irish cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Sean Terry
| image =
| country = Ireland
| fullname = Sean Paul Terry
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|8|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Southampton, Hampshire, England
| heightft = 5
| heightinch = 11
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role = Batsman
| family = VP Terry (father)
| internationalspan = 2016–2018
| international = true
| odidebutdate = 14 July
| odidebutyear = 2016
| odidebutagainst = Afghanistan
| odicap = 50
| lastodidate = 27 September
| lastodiyear = 2016
| lastodiagainst = Australia
| odishirt = 10
| oneT20I = true
| T20Idebutdate = 5 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2016
| T20Idebutagainst = Hong Kong
| T20Icap = 38
| lastT20Idate =
| lastT20Iyear =
| lastT20Iagainst =
| T20Ishirt =
| club1 = Hampshire
| year1 = 2012–2015
| clubnumber1 = 10
| club2 = Northamptonshire
| year2 = 2016
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = Leinster Lightning
| year3 = {{nowrap|2016–2018}}
| clubnumber4 =
| club4 = Perth Scorchers
| year4 = 2019
| hidedeliveries = true
| columns = 4
| column1 = ODI
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 32
| bat avg1 = 6.40
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 16
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| column2 = T20I
| matches2 = 1
| runs2 = 4
| bat avg2 = 4.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 4
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–
| column3 = FC
| matches3 = 19
| runs3 = 713
| bat avg3 = 26.40
| 100s/50s3 = 0/7
| top score3 = 62*
| catches/stumpings3 = 14/–
| column4 = LA
| matches4 = 21
| runs4 = 357
| bat avg4 = 21.00
| 100s/50s4 = 0/3
| top score4 = 65
| catches/stumpings4 = 6/–
| date = 23 June
| year = 2018
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/467420.html ESPNCricinfo
}}
Sean Paul Terry (born 1 August 1991 in Southampton, Hampshire) is a former Anglo-Irish cricketer. Terry is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break for Leinster, Northamptonshire and Ireland. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Ireland on 14 July 2016 against Afghanistan.{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/997963.html |title=Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 3rd ODI: Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, Jul 14, 2016 |accessdate=14 July 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Hong Kong on 5 September 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1004729.html |title=1st T20I: Ireland v Hong Kong at Bready, Sep 5, 2016 |accessdate=5 September 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
He retired from all forms of professional cricket in July 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/774676 |title=Sean Terry retires at 26 to 'start a new chapter' in his life |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=4 July 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44701326 |title=Sean Terry: Ireland and Lightning batsman announces retirement |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=11 July 2018}} However, he returned to the professional scene in February 2019, being selected to play in the Perth Scorchers final game of the 2018–19 Big Bash League season, after performing well for the Melville Cricket Club in Western Australian Grade Cricket.{{cite web |title=BBL Squad Release Game 14 |url=https://www.perthscorchers.com.au/news/bbl-squad-release-game-14/2019-02-08 |website=Perth Scorchers |accessdate=9 February 2019 |language=en}}
Early life
The son of former England and Hampshire batsman Paul Terry, he spent much of his early life in Australia, where he was educated at Aquinas College, Perth, and the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/390/390815/390815.html|title=Player profile: Sean Terry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 April 2012}} While living in Australia, he also represented Western Australia at under-19 level.
In November 2011, he joined Hampshire on a two-year development contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/15754949|title=Paul Terry delighted as son Sean joins Hampshire|date=16 November 2011|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=6 April 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/hampshire/content/story/540136.html|title=Hampshire give contracts to Terry, Rouse and Ravenscroft|date=11 November 2011|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=6 April 2012}} It was in that same year that he joined the MCC Young Cricketers programme at Lord's.
Hampshire career
Terry made his first-class debut for Hampshire in their first fixture of the 2012 season against Loughborough MCCU at the Rose Bowl on 6 April. He made his maiden first-class fifty in this match, making an unbeaten 59 in Hampshire's first-innings of 445/7 declared.{{cite news|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/other-sport/club-cricket/youth-leads-the-way-for-hampshire-1-3711985|title=Youth leads the way for Hampshire|last=Shipp|first=James|date=6 April 2012|work=The News|accessdate=7 April 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907123902/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/other-sport/club-cricket/youth-leads-the-way-for-hampshire-1-3711985|archive-date=2012-09-07}} He also took two catches in a match which Hampshire won by 274 runs.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/391/391407.html|title=Hampshire v Loughborough MCCU, 2012|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 April 2012}}
Due to the unavailability of Hampshire captain James Adams for Hampshire's County Championship match against Leicestershire, Terry was called up to replace the opening batsman and make his debut in the County Championship.{{cite news|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/other-sport/club-cricket/flurry-of-wickets-fires-hampshire-late-show-1-3779879|title=Flurry of wickets fires Hampshire late show|last=Wilson|first=Steve|date=26 April 2012|work=The News|accessdate=27 April 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907053155/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/other-sport/club-cricket/flurry-of-wickets-fires-hampshire-late-show-1-3779879|archive-date=2012-09-07}} He was dismissed for a duck in Hampshire's first-innings by Alex Wyatt.
Irish career
In April 2016, Terry declared that he is moving to Dublin to pursue his ambitions playing for Ireland national cricket team and signed a contracted with YMCA Cricket Club.[http://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12150/10154070/sean-terry-leaves-hampshire-and-could-play-for-ireland Sean Terry leaves Hampshire and could play for Ireland][http://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/sean-terry-leaves-hampshire/ Terry Leaves Hampshire][http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cricket/no-fasttracking-as-new-recruit-eyes-irish-place-after-county-exit-34614064.html No fast-tracking as new recruit eyes Irish place after county exit] He qualified to play for Ireland through his mother, Bernadette, who is Irish and is from Walkinstown near Dublin.
He made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire versus Sussex at Arundel during June 2016.
In June 2016, he was named in Ireland's One Day International squad for their series against Afghanistan, scheduled to take place the following month.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/adair-and-terry-called-into-ireland-squad-for-afghanistan-series |title=Adair and Terry called into Ireland squad for Afghanistan series |work=Cricket Ireland|accessdate=24 June 2016}} He made his ODI debut on 14 July.
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=467420}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=390815}}
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/898/898261.html Sean Terry makes debut for Northamptonshire]
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