George Henry Simmons Garton (born 15 April 1997) is an English international

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er who plays for the

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and Sussex County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed

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who bowls left-arm fast. He made his international debut for England in January 2022.

Domestic career

Garton made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Leeds/Bradford MCC University side in April 2016. Prior to his first-class debut, Garton was named in England's U19 squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In August 2020, in the third round of matches in the

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, Garton took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. In 2021, he was drafted by

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for the inaugural season of The Hundred. He was the second highest wicket taker for Southern Brave with 10 wickets in 9 matches. On 25 August 2021, Garton was included in the

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squad for the second phase of the

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(IPL) in the UAE. He made his IPL debut on 29 September 2021 against

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. In April 2022, he was bought by the

for the 2022 season of The Hundred. In September 2022 Garton was bought by the Joburg Super Kings for the inaugural season in the

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league in 2023.

International career

In November 2017, Garton was added to England's

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squad for the

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as cover for Jake Ball. In June 2021, Garton was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. In December 2021, Garton was named in England's

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(T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies. He made his T20I debut on 26 January 2022, for England against the

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Education

Garton did his schooling at Hurstpierpoint College. Later, he studied economics and business at Loughborough.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garton, George 1997 births Living people English cricketers England Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Brighton Sussex cricketers Southern Brave cricketers Adelaide Strikers cricketers