John Campbell (cricketer) explained

John Dillon Campbell (born 21 September 1993) is a Jamaican professional cricketer who made his debut for the Jamaica national team in January 2013. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler.

Early and domestic career

From Saint Mary Parish, Campbell played for the West Indies under-19s at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup in Australia.^[1] Against England in the fifth-place playoff, he scored 105 from 133 balls, his team's only century at the tournament.^[2] Campbell made his senior debut for Jamaica at the 2012–13 Caribbean Twenty20.^[3] His first-class and List A debuts came the following season, and he has been a regular in the team since then.^{[4] [5]} Against the Leeward Islands in the 2013–14 Regional Four Day Competition, Campbell scored his maiden first-class century, 110 runs from 180 balls.^[6] His maiden first-class five-wicket haul came during the 2015–16 season of the same competition, when he took 7/73 against Trinidad and Tobago.^[7]

International career

In January 2019, he was named in the West Indies' Test squad for their series against England.^[8] He made his Test debut for the West Indies against England on 23 January 2019.^[9] In February 2019, he was added to the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad, also for the series against England.^[10] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against England on 20 February 2019.^[11] The following month, he was also named in the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against England.^[12] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against England on 10 March 2019.^[13]

In the opening match of the 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series, against Ireland, Campbell scored his first century in ODIs.^[14] Campbell and Shai Hope went on to make 365 runs for the opening wicket. It was the highest opening partnership in ODIs,^[15] and it was also the first time that both openers had scored 150 runs each in an ODI match.^[16]

In May 2019, Cricket West Indies (CWI) named him as one of ten reserve players in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.^{[17] [18]} In June 2020, Campbell was named in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.^[19] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[20]

In October 2022, Campbell was banned from cricket for four years by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, which accused Campbell of not providing a blood sample in April 2022 for testing,^[21] after a successful appeal against the ban it was reduced to 22 months meaning that he's now clear to get back to playing cricket locally and internationally for Jamaica and the West Indies.

Notes and References

1. https://cricketarchive.com/Players/288/288184/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI matches played by John Campbell
2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/554560.html ICC Under-19 World Cup, 5th Place Play-off: England Under-19s v West Indies Under-19s at Townsville, Aug 24, 2012
3. https://cricketarchive.com/Players/288/288184/Twenty20_Matches.html Twenty20 matches played by John Campbell
4. https://cricketarchive.com/Players/288/288184/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by John Campbell
5. https://cricketarchive.com/Players/288/288184/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by John Campbell
6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/627/627900.html Leeward Islands v Jamaica
7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/882/882215.html Trinidad and Tobago v Jamaica
8. Web site: Darren Bravo returns to West Indies Test squad to face England . ESPN Cricinfo . 15 January 2019.
9. Web site: 1st Test, England tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Jan 23-27 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 23 January 2019.
10. Web site: West Indies call up John Campbell, Carlos Brathwaite, Sheldon Cottrell . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 February 2019.
11. Web site: 1st ODI (D/N), England tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Feb 20 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 February 2019.
12. Web site: Jason Holder to lead Windies in Sandals T20Is against England . West Indies Cricket . 4 March 2019.
13. Web site: 3rd T20I (D/N), England tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Mar 10 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 10 March 2019.
14. Web site: John Campbell & Shai Hope Soar into Record Books With Highest-ever Opening Stand in ODIs . Network18 Media and Investments Ltd . 5 May 2019.
15. Web site: John Campbell, Shai Hope create new opening-wicket world record in ODI cricket in WI vs IRE match . Times Now News . 5 May 2019.
16. Web site: Ireland vs West Indies, 1st ODI: John Campbell, Shai Hope record highest opening partnership in ODIs . Cricket Country . 5 May 2019.
17. Web site: Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard named among West Indies' World Cup reserves . ESPN Cricinfo . 19 May 2019.
18. Web site: Pollard, Dwayne Bravo named in West Indies' CWC19 reserves . International Cricket Council . 19 May 2019.
19. Web site: Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour . ESPN Cricinfo . 3 June 2020.
20. Web site: Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England . Cricket West Indies . 3 June 2020.
21. Web site: October 8, 2022 . John Campbell banned for four years for anti-doping rule violation . October 8, 2022 . ESPNcricinfo.