| James Shannon | |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Fullname: | James Norman Knight Shannon |
| Birth Date: | 1990 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Role: | Batsman |
| International: | true |
| Oneodi: | true |
| Odidebutdate: | 26 May |
| Odidebutyear: | 2013 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Pakistan |
| Odicap: | 39 |
| Odishirt: | 77 |
| T20idebutdate: | 30 November |
| T20idebutyear: | 2013 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Afghanistan |
| T20icap: | 26 |
| Lastt20idate: | 29 June |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2018 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | India |
| Club1: | Northern Knights |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 2 |
| Bat Avg1: | 2.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 2 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 8 |
| Runs2: | 111 |
| Bat Avg2: | 13.87 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
| Top Score2: | 60 |
| Deliveries2: | 6 |
| Wickets2: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 13 |
| Runs3: | 833 |
| Bat Avg3: | 39.66 |
| 100S/50S3: | 1/7 |
| Top Score3: | 140 |
| Deliveries3: | 102 |
| Wickets3: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 25.00 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 1/7 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 5/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 25 |
| Runs4: | 386 |
| Bat Avg4: | 18.38 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/1 |
| Top Score4: | 67 |
| Deliveries4: | – |
| Wickets4: | – |
| Bowl Avg4: | – |
| Fivefor4: | – |
| Tenfor4: | – |
| Best Bowling4: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 4/– |
| Date: | 12 May 2019 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/128/128448/128448.html CricketArchive |
James Norman Knight Shannon (born 12 February 1990) is an Irish former cricketer. Shannon is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off spin. On 26 May 2013, Shannon made his One Day International debut for Ireland against Pakistan.[1] In January 2020, Shannon announced his retirement from cricket.[2]
He scored the most runs in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy, Ireland's domestic Twenty20 competition, with 251 runs in six matches.[3] He also scored the most runs in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship tournament, with 446 runs in four matches.[4]
In December 2018, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season.[5] [6]
In May 2018, he was named in a fourteen-man squad for Ireland's first ever Test match, to be played against Pakistan later the same month, but he was not selected to play.[7] [8] In June 2018, Shannon scored his first T20I half-century against India.