Jonathan James Garth (born 19 December 2000) is an Irish

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er. Garth comes from a cricketing family, with his father Jonathan, mother Anne-Marie McDonald, and his sister Kim all representing Ireland at an international level. He made his

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debut for Ireland A against Bangladesh A on 1 August 2018. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Ireland's squad for the

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. He made his

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debut for Ireland A against Sri Lanka A on 5 January 2019. He made his

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debut for Munster Reds in the

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on 22 June 2019. On 10 July 2020, Garth was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training

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for the

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(ODI) series against the England cricket team. Following his inclusion in the training squad, Garth said he was "surprised but delighted" to be named in the team. In February 2021, Garth was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh. Later the same month, Garth was part of the intake for the Cricket Ireland Academy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garth, Jonathan 2000 births Living people Cricketers from County Dublin Irish cricketers Leinster Lightning cricketers Munster Reds cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)