{{short description|Australian cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Jem Ryan | image = | caption = | country = | fullname = Jem Johnson Ryan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|5|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Pambula]], New South Wales, Australia | family = [[Samson Ryan]] (brother) | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right-arm fast-medium | role = Bowler | club1 = [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] | year1 = 2025/26– | clubnumber1 = | columns = 1 | column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | matches1 = 3 | runs1 = 35 | bat avg1 = 17.50 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 33 | deliveries1 = 504 | wickets1 = 12 | bowl avg1 = 18.41 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 3/48 | catches/stumpings1 = 4/– | column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | matches2 = | runs2 = | bat avg2 = | 100s/50s2 = | top score2 = | deliveries2 = | wickets2 = | bowl avg2 = | fivefor2 = | tenfor2 = | best bowling2 = | catches/stumpings2 = | column3 = [[Twenty20|T20]] | matches3 = | runs3 = | bat avg3 = | 100s/50s3 = | top score3 = | deliveries3 = | wickets3 = | bowl avg3 = | fivefor3 = | tenfor3 = | best bowling3 = | catches/stumpings3 = | date = 14 March | year = 2026 | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/jem-ryan-1446767 Cricinfo }}
'''Jem Johnson Ryan''' (born 31 May 2004) is an Australian [[cricket]]er who has played for [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] since the 2025–26 season.<ref name="CI">{{Cite web|url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/jem-ryan-1446767|title=Jem Ryan |access-date=14 March 2026 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="CA">{{Cite web|url= https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2620/2620436/2620436.html|title=Jem Ryan |access-date=14 March 2026 |website=CricketArchive}}</ref> His older brother [[Samson Ryan]] plays for [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] in the [[Australian Football League]].
Born in [[Pambula]] on the New South Wales south coast in May 2004, Ryan now lives in Queensland, where he attended [[Toowoomba Grammar School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.qldcricket.com.au/players/CA:15849/jem-ryan|title=Jem Ryan |access-date=14 March 2026 |website=Queensland Cricket}}</ref><ref name="CI"/> A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he had back surgery in 2025, and made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for Queensland in the second half of the [[2025–26 Sheffield Shield season]], taking 12 wickets in his first three matches.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Taylor|first=Will|url= https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4453216/bulls-quick-finding-his-point-of-difference-in-debut-shield-season |title= Bulls quick finding his 'point of difference' in debut season|access-date=14 March 2026|date=19 February 2026|website= Cricket.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/sheffield-shield-2025-26-17419 |title=Most wickets for Sheffield Shield, 2025/26 |access-date=14 March 2026 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref> In his second match, against [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]], he was Queensland's leading wicket-taker, with 3 for 58 and 2 for 16.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queensland vs South Aust, 22nd Match at Brisbane, Sheffield Shield, Feb 16 2026 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2025-26-1495274/queensland-vs-south-australia-22nd-match-1495300/full-scorecard |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=14 March 2026}}</ref>
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