Shane Getkate
Irish cricketer
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Shane Charles Getkate (born 2 October 1991) is a South African-born Irish cricketer.[1] Getkate was born with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome,[2] which caused him to collapse on field during an under-19 game in June 2011.[3] In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland,[4] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.[5]
Durban, Natal Province,
South Africa
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| Full name | Shane Charles Getkate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1991 Durban, Natal Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 58) | 1 July 2019 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 13 September 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 44) | 13 February 2019 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 24 February 2022 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014–2020 | Northern Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | North West Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | Matabeleland Tuskers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Domestic and T20 career
He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017.[6] He made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 29 May 2017.[7] He made his first-class debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship on 30 May 2017.[8]
In April 2019, he was one of five cricketers to be awarded with an Emerging Player Contract by Cricket Ireland, ahead of the 2019 domestic season.[9] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[10][11] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[12]
International career
In January 2019, he was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for the Oman Quadrangular Series and the series against Afghanistan in India.[13][14] He made his T20I debut for Ireland against Oman on 13 February 2019,[15] becoming Ireland's 700th international cap.[16][17]
In June 2019, he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team.[18] Later the same month, he was named in Ireland's squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[19] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Ireland against Zimbabwe on 1 July 2019.[20]
In September 2019, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[21] In February 2021, Getkate was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[22][23] In September 2021, Getkate was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[24]