{{short description|Australian-American cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2012}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Cameron Gannon | image = | country = United States | international = true | fullname = Cameron John Gannon | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|1|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm fast-medium | role = Bowling all-rounder | family =
| T20Idebutdate = 18 August | T20Idebutyear = 2019 | T20Idebutagainst = Bermuda | T20Icap = 13 | lastT20Idate = 22 August | lastT20Iyear = 2019 | lastT20Iagainst = Bermuda | T20Ishirt = 21 | club1 = Queensland | year1 = 2010/11–2019/20, 2026/27–present | clubnumber1 = 21 | club2 = Brisbane Heat | year2 = {{nowrap|2012/13–2014/15}} | clubnumber2 = 42 | club3 = Melbourne Renegades | year3 = 2015/16 | clubnumber3 = 21 | club4 = Melbourne Stars | year4 = 2016/17 | clubnumber4 = 21 | club5 = Brisbane Heat | year5 = 2017/18 | clubnumber5 = 21 | club6 = Western Australia | year6 = 2020/21–2025/26 | club7 = Seattle Orcas | year7 = 2023-present | club8 = Hobart Hurricanes | year8 = 2024/25– | clubnumber8 = 5 | columns = 4 | column1 = T20I | matches1 = 4 | runs1 = 12 | bat avg1 = 12.00 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 7* | deliveries1 = 54 | wickets1 = 3 | bowl avg1 = 22.33 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 2/21 | catches/stumpings1 = 2/– | column2 = FC | matches2 = 68 | runs2 = 1,042 | bat avg2 = 13.35 | 100s/50s2 = 0/2 | top score2 = 58 | deliveries2 = 13,527 | wickets2 = 239 | bowl avg2 = 26.34 | fivefor2 = 7 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 6/53 | catches/stumpings2 = 61/– | column3 = LA | matches3 = 26 | runs3 = 124 | bat avg3 = 15.50 | 100s/50s3 = 0/0 | top score3 = 28 | deliveries3 = 1,396 | wickets3 = 38 | bowl avg3 = 28.57 | fivefor3 = 1 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 5/38 | catches/stumpings3 = 10/– | column4 = T20 | matches4 = 44 | runs4 = 134 | bat avg4 = 10.30 | 100s/50s4 = 0/0 | top score4 = 23 | deliveries4 = 840 | wickets4 = 49 | bowl avg4 = 25.89 | fivefor4 = 0 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 4/10 | catches/stumpings4 = 14/– | date = 18 May | year = 2025 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/326635.html ESPNcricinfo }} '''Cameron John Gannon''' (born 23 January 1989) is an Australian-American cricketer who plays international cricket for United States and Australian domestic cricket for Queensland.
==Domestic career==
Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales,<ref name="Qld Profile 2011">Queensland Cricket, [http://www.qldcricket.com.au/default.asp?PageID=233 Cameron Gannon profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121230203727/http://www.qldcricket.com.au/default.asp?PageID=233# |date=30 December 2012 }}. Retrieved 2011-11-01.</ref><ref name="ESPN"/> Gannon is one of the Ipswich Grammar School Old Boys. He began playing cricket as a junior with Ipswich Brothers and Ipswich Grammar School.<ref name="QT 171011">Smeaton, P. [http://www.qt.com.au/story/2011/10/17/gannon-planning-to-be-raging-bull/ ''Gannon planning to be raging Bull''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401134320/http://www.qt.com.au/story/2011/10/17/gannon-planning-to-be-raging-bull/ |date=1 April 2012 }}, The Queensland Times, 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-01.</ref> Aged 19 he played for a season in Reading, England, for the Sonning Club.<ref name="Qld Profile 2011" />
Gannon made his first-class debut in a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania in October 2010. Gannon signed with the Brisbane Heat in 2012 and made his Twenty20 debut in the 2012–13 Big Bash League season.<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-domestic-2011/content/player/326635.html|title=Cameron Gannon: Australia|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 January 2012|archive-date=28 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228183258/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-domestic-2011/content/player/326635.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
From 2015 to 2017 he had stints with both the Melbourne Renegades and the Melbourne Stars.
In June 2020, Gannon joined Western Australia on a three-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29350364/nathan-coulter-nile-aj-tye-cut-western-australia-cameron-gannon-joins|title=Nathan Coulter-Nile and AJ Tye cut by Western Australia; Cameron Gannon joins|access-date=24 June 2020|archive-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626045003/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29350364/nathan-coulter-nile-aj-tye-cut-western-australia-cameron-gannon-joins|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024 he was one of Western Australia's best players in their Sheffield Shield win over Tasmania.<ref>{{cite news |title=WA vs TAS Cricket Scorecard, Final at Perth, March 21 - 24, 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2023-24-1391768/western-australia-vs-tasmania-final-1391800/full-scorecard |access-date=27 January 2025 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
Gannon was named as a replacement player for the Hobart Hurricanes in January 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cam Gannon Signs as Injury Replacement {{!}} Hobart Hurricanes |url=https://www.hobarthurricanes.com.au/news/4200265/cam-gannon-signs-as-injury-replacement |website=www.hobarthurricanes.com.au |access-date=27 January 2025 |language=en |date=17 January 2025}}</ref> He played the last three games of the 2024–25 Big Bash League season, including the final.
Following a career-best 42 wickets in the 2025-26 Sheffield Shield with Western Australia, Gannon returned to Queensland for the 2026-27 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/veteran-paceman-cameron-gannon-returns-to-queensland-as-part-of-squad-overhaul/news-story/60482a8d3eb0f3d53e68efea309b81be|title=Veteran paceman Cameron Gannon returns to Queensland as part of squad overhaul|publisher=The Australian|date=6 May 2026}}</ref>
== International career == In August 2019, he was named in the United States' squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-announced-for-icc-t20-world-cup-americas-regional-final/ |title=Team USA Squad Announced for ICC T20 World Cup Americas' Regional Final |work=USA Cricket |date=13 August 2019 |access-date=13 August 2019 |archive-date=13 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813145924/https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-announced-for-icc-t20-world-cup-americas-regional-final/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the United States against Bermuda on 18 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197396.html |title=1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 18 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 August 2019 |archive-date=10 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110230248/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-mt20wc-am-final-2019-1197391/bermuda-vs-united-states-of-america-1st-match-1197396/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref> He is qualified through his mother, who is American.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/queensland-nsw-sheffield-shield-live-stream-scores-highlights-day-one-smith-warner-starc-khawaja/2019-10-10|title=Smith falls for duck as lesser lights shine|website=cricket.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-10-10|archive-date=10 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010100829/https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/queensland-nsw-sheffield-shield-live-stream-scores-highlights-day-one-smith-warner-starc-khawaja/2019-10-10|url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2021, USA Cricket named Gannon in a 44-man squad to begin training in Texas ahead of the 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-west-indies-player-narsingh-deonarine-part-of-usa-training-camp-1248966 |title=Former West Indies player Narsingh Deonarine part of USA training camp |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 January 2021 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123172553/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-west-indies-player-narsingh-deonarine-part-of-usa-training-camp-1248966 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Gannon was not selected for the United States team for the 2024 T20 World Cup, as he didn't play in their selection tournament. This was due to him playing first class cricket for Western Australia at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavalette |first=Tristan |title=U.S. Set For Historic Cricket T20 World Cup Without Star Bowler |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tristanlavalette/2024/04/22/us-set-for-historic-cricket-t20-world-cup-without-star-bowler/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
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