Batting style Right-handed | Name Aneurin Donald Role Cricket Player | |
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Full name Aneurin Henry Thomas Donald Born 20 December 1996 (age 27) ( 1996-12-20 ) Swansea, Wales 2014–present Glamorgan (squad no. 12) First-class debut 23 September 2014 Glamorgan v Hampshire List A debut 26 July 2015 Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire | ||
Bowling style Right-arm off break | ||
Aneurin donald signs first professional contract
Aneurin Henry Thomas Donald (born 20 December 1996 at Swansea) is a Welsh cricketer who has played first-class cricket for Glamorgan as a right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler. In December 2015 he was named in England's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Contents
- Aneurin donald signs first professional contract
- Aneurin donald after defeat to essex
- Career
- Playing style
- References
Aneurin donald after defeat to essex
Career
Donald initially learnt to play cricket Gorseinon CC, where his brother Gafyn still turns out for the 1st XI. He then progressed through the Glamorgan Cricket Academy, and spent a summer in Australia at the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy, before moving back to his native Wales in 2016.
On 17 July 2016, Donald equalled the fastest ever double hundred in first-class cricket, off just 123 balls, eventually scoring 234 off 136 balls in an innings that was also his maiden County Championship hundred for Glamorgan.
Playing style
Donald is known for his exuberant and attacking playing style. In the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup he played the first ever 'Scooping Slap Shot' in a match against Zimbabwe.
