Jonathan Figy

Jonathan Figy
Personal information
Born (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 23)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 85)15 December 2019 v Scotland
Last ODI9 January 2020 v Namibia
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2020

Jonathan Figy (born 25 August 2001) is a cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Figy was born in Dubai to Indian parents. He attended Abu Dhabi Indian School,[4] then in 2017 moved to England to attend Winchester College on a cricket scholarship, where he led the school team in runs in both seasons he played.[5] He matriculated to Leeds University in 2019,[6][7] returning to the UAE in 2023.[8]

Cricket career

In December 2019, Figy was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[9] He made his ODI debut for the UAE, against Scotland on 15 December 2019,[10] and was one of three university students in the UAE's team.[11] Later the same month, he was named in the UAE's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[12] In the UAE's first match of the tournament, against Canada, he scored an unbeaten 102 runs.[13] It was the first century by a batsman for the United Arab Emirates in a U19 Cricket World Cup match.[14] He was the leading run-scorer for the UAE in the tournament, with 197 runs in six matches.[15]

In May 2023, Figy returned to the UAE national squad for an ODI series against the West Indies.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Figy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "'He caught the eye of every coach': Jonathan Figy the latest UAE-based cricket prodigy to take up UK scholarship". The National. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Figy making waves in UAE school cricket". Gulf News. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ Passela, Amith (26 January 2016). "UAE star of the week: Abu Dhabi schoolboy hopes to emulate cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar". The National. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Jonathan Figy: Cricket and studies on hold as UAE batsman focuses on fitness while stuck in UK". The National. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Dubai-born cricketer Jonathan Figy hopes to smash more records when he returns to UK to attend Leeds University". The National. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 1". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Zayed Cricket Academy's D'Souza and Figy called-up for UAE National Team against West Indies". Emirates News Agency. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. ^ "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC Men's WCL2". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  10. ^ "6th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at ICCA Dubai, Dec 15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Jonathan Figy hopes this is the start of a long journey after action-packed debut for UAE". The National. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  12. ^ "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC U19 CWC 2020". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Figy John century as UAE beat Canada; NZ v Japan washed out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Jonathan Figy scores 'dream' century as UAE thrash Canada in U19 World Cup opener". The National. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  15. ^ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2019/20 - United Arab Emirates Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.