Jonathan Adam Merlo (born 15 December 1998) is an Australian

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er. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 27 September 2017.

Career

In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the

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. Merlo was in the

squad for the

. He made his List A debut in the first match of the tournament when Cricket Australia XI won their second match in their existence against

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. He bowled seven overs with figures of 2/38 including a maiden over. He took his first List A wicket when he bowled Cameron Valente, who was on 100 at the time. He played four matches in the tournament and took a total of 5 wickets. He made his

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debut for Melbourne Stars in the

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on 1 January 2019. He made his first-class debut on 24 February 2020, for Victoria in the

2019–20 Sheffield Shield season The 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season was the 118th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia. It began on 10 October 2019 and was scheduled to finish on 31 March 2020. The first four rounds took ...

Personal life

In 2022, Merlo was studying for a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Merlo, Jonathan 1998 births Living people Australian cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Cricket Australia XI cricketers Melbourne Stars cricketers Melbourne Renegades cricketers