Dan Moriarty (cricketer)

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Dan Moriarty
Moriarty in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Daniel Thornhill Moriarty
Born (1999-02-12) 12 February 1999 (age 25)
Reigate, Surrey, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020–2023Surrey (squad no. 21)
2022Southern Brave
2023Yorkshire (on loan)
2024-Yorkshire
First-class debut1 August 2020 Surrey v Middlesex
List A debut22 July 2021 Surrey v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 13 17 37
Runs scored 65 43 29
Batting average 9.28 6.14 7.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 29 15 9*
Balls bowled 2,624 851 674
Wickets 49 23 32
Bowling average 29.44 30.73 25.84
5 wickets in innings 6 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/60 4/30 3/25
Catches/stumpings 2/– 8/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2023

Daniel Thornhill Moriarty (born 12 February 1999) is an English-South African cricketer.[1]

Career

He represented the South Africa U19 team in 2016.[2] Moriarty has also played for the MCC Young Cricketers, and that is how he was noticed by several first-class counties. After being spotted, Moriarty signed a professional contract with Surrey.

He made his first-class debut on 1 August 2020, for Surrey in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.[3] On debut, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, with 5/64 in the second inning.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 28 August 2020, for Surrey in the 2020 T20 Blast.[5] He made his List A debut on 22 July 2021, for Surrey in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[6]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[7]

In August 2023, it was announced that he signed for Yorkshire starting in the 2024 season on a 3-year contract after a successful 4-game loan spell in 2023.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Dan Moriarty". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Daniel Moriarty signs for Surrey". Kia Oval. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ "South Group, The Oval, Aug 1-4 2020, Bob Willis Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Surrey spin a bright point amid the disappointment of defeat". The Cricketer. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ "South Group, Hove, Aug 28 2020, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Scarborough, Jul 22 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Daniel Moriarty: Yorkshire sign spinner on three-year deal". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

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