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Johnathan Campbell

Johnathan Campbell
2023 African Games
Personal information
Full name
Johnathan Mitchell Ross Campbell
Born (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 27)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeg spin
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsAlistair Campbell (father)
Donald Campbell (uncle)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 133)6 February 2025 v Ireland
Only ODI (cap 162)14 February 2025 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 78)5 May 2024 v Bangladesh
Last T20I14 July 2024 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–presentRangers
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 9 33 44 35
Runs scored 123 1,868 1,370 416
Batting average 15.37 32.77 40.29 14.34
100s/50s 0/0 4/9 0/12 0/0
Top score 45 194 87 46
Balls bowled – 2692 1251 241
Wickets – 42 30 10
Bowling average – 38.61 36.43 34.70
5 wickets in innings – 0 1 –
10 wickets in match – 0 – –
Best bowling – 4/62 5/28 3/19
Catches/stumpings 3/– 22/– 19/– 15/-
Source: Cricinfo, 15 September 2024

Johnathan Mitchell Ross Campbell (born 17 December 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1]

Domestic career

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He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 15 September 2017.[2] He made his first-class debut on 18 December 2019, for Rangers in the 2019–20 Logan Cup.[3] He made his List A debut on 4 February 2020, for Rangers in the 2019–20 Pro50 Championship.[4] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Rhinos in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[5][6]

International career

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In March 2024, he was included in Zimbabwe's contingent for the 2023 African Games and he represented Zimbabwe Emerging Team in the men's cricket tournament at the 2023 African Games.[7] Zimbabwe eventually claimed gold medal in the African Games cricket tournament defeating Namibia by 8 wickets in the final.[8][9][10]

In April 2024, he received his maiden international call-up to join Zimbabwe at international cricket when he was named in Zimbabwe's T20I squad to face-off Bangladesh in a five-match T20I bilateral series in Bangladesh.[11][12] He made his T20I debut on 5 May 2024 against Bangladesh and he made an immediate impact on T20I debut with a swashbuckling quickfire unbeaten knock of 45 runs after facing only 24 balls and his innings had a flurry of boundaries with a whopping staggering strike rate of 187.5 and he showed a lot of intent during his counter attacking knock.[13] His debut innings included 4 fours and 3 sixes while it also propelled Zimbabwe to a somewhat respectable total of 138 for the loss of seven wickets, only to be breezed past by Bangladesh quite comfortably in the end. In July 2024, he was subsequently retained in Zimbabwe's T20I squad for their home bilateral T20I series against India.[14] In December 2024, he received his maiden call-up to join Zimbabwe's test squad ahead of their two-match home test series against Afghanistan.[15][16] However, he was benched and was not selected for any of the test matches during the series.

In February 2025, Campbell was selected to play his first Test match for his country, when he was named in the one-off Test against Ireland which was played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.[17] In the absence of several prominent key experienced players, he was also vehemently chosen to captain the team by Zimbabwe Cricket.[18] Campbell as the stand-in captain filled the void left by Craig Ervine who had to be withdrawn from the test owing to a family emergency and it was later confirmed that Ervine had to be ruled out due to the birth of his first child.[19] During the process, he became the 36th player to captain his country on Test debut and only the second Zimbabwean after David Houghton to captain Zimbabwe on test debut.[20][21] He also coincidentally notably received his maiden Test cap from his father Alistair Campbell who had also represented Zimbabwe at international cricket. Alistair Campbell and Johnathan Campbell also set the record by becoming only the fourth father-son pair ever to complete the unique feat of having captained a nation in test cricket and the duo became the first father-son pair to have captained Zimbabwe at test level.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Johnathan Campbell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. ^ "9th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 15 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. ^ "3rd Match, Logan Cup at Harare, Dec 18-21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ "2nd Match, Pro50 Championship at Bulawayo, Feb 4 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Team Zimbabwe unveiled for the African Games to be held in Ghana". The Sunday Mail. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  8. ^ "NAM vs ZM-EM Cricket Scorecard, Final at Accra, March 23, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  9. ^ Zimbabwe, New (24 March 2024). "Chevrons win gold medal at African Games after decimating Namibia in final". NewZimbabwe.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Zimbabwe end African Games run with gold". The Sunday Mail. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  11. ^ icc (24 April 2024). "Uncapped all-rounder in Zimbabwe's squad for Bangladesh tour". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  12. ^ "'You're going to see a different Zimbabwe in 2027' - Johnathan Campbell". www.cricbuzz.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  13. ^ "BAN vs ZIM Cricket Scorecard, 2nd T20I at Chattogram, May 05, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Zimbabwe include Naqvi in squad for T20I series against India". zimcricket.org. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Zimbabwe name squad for historic Test series against Afghanistan". zimcricket.org. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Madande, Bennett, Campbell get maiden Test call-ups for Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  17. ^ projects, Webdev-Fintech web (6 February 2025). "Jonathan Campbell named Zimbabwe Test captain on debut against Ireland". The Chronicle. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Zimbabwe vs Ireland, Only Test at Bulawayo, Feb 06 2025". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Zimbabwe legend's son Johnathan Campbell captains on Test debut, joins rare club". India Today. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  20. ^ "Explained: Why Debutant Johnathan Campbell Is Captaining Zimbabwe In Test Match vs Ireland". Wisden. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  21. ^ "Captains On Test Debut, Full List: Uncapped All-Rounder Leads Zimbabwe In Ireland Test | ZIM vs IRE | Cricket News Today". Wisden. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  22. ^ "Zimbabwe Test Debutant Completes Rare Father-Son Captaincy Feat In Ireland Test | ZIM vs IRE 2025 | Cricket News Today". Wisden. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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