Simon Ateak

Ghanaian cricketer

Simon Ateak
Personal information
Born (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 30)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 5)20 May 2019 v Namibia
Last T20I22 May 2019 v Nigeria
Source: Cricinfo, 22 May 2019

Simon Ateak (born 22 September 1993) is a Ghanaian cricketer, who plays for the national team.[1] He was part of Ghana's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.[2] He played in Ghana's opening fixture, against Germany, on 3 September 2017.[3]

In April 2018, he was named the man of the match in Ghana's second and third fixtures of the 2018 ICC World Twenty20 African Sub Regional Qualifier tournament.[4][5] He was also named the player of the tournament.[6]

In May 2019, Ateak was named in Ghana's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[7][8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Namibia on 20 May 2019.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Simon Ateak". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Nigeria and Ghana continue dominance in Africa World T20 Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Ghana hold nerve to pip Nigeria in T20 thriller". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Simon Ateak named Player of the Tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  7. ^ @CricketGhana (17 May 2019). "We are coming!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. ^ "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

External links

  • Simon Ateak at ESPNcricinfo
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