| Jake Doran | |
| Full Name: | Jake Richard Doran |
| Birth Date: | 2 December 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height: | 173 cm |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm medium |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper batsman |
| Family: | Luke Doran (brother) |
| Club1: | Sydney Thunder |
| Clubnumber1: | 23 |
| Club2: | Tasmania |
| Clubnumber2: | 2 |
| Club3: | Hobart Hurricanes |
| Clubnumber3: | 2 |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 69 |
| Runs1: | 3,412 |
| Bat Avg1: | 28.91 |
| 100S/50S1: | 4/17 |
| Top Score1: | 123 |
| Deliveries1: | 174 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 65.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/5 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 138/2 |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 26 |
| Runs2: | 573 |
| Bat Avg2: | 33.70 |
| 100S/50S2: | 2/0 |
| Top Score2: | 105 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 25/1 |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 9 |
| Runs3: | 47 |
| Bat Avg3: | 9.40 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 28 |
| Deliveries3: | – |
| Wickets3: | – |
| Bowl Avg3: | – |
| Fivefor3: | – |
| Tenfor3: | – |
| Best Bowling3: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 0/0 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/jake-doran-605570 ESPNcricinfo |
| Date: | 8 March |
| Year: | 2024 |
Jake Richard Doran (born 2 December 1996) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Tasmania.[1] He previously represented Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes. He is the youngest player to be signed to a Big Bash League contract.[2] Doran is the younger brother of cricketer Luke Doran and attended The Hills Sports High School.[3]
In 2013, Doran almost became the youngest player to score a First Grade century; playing for Fairfield-Liverpool against Sydney University, he was on 87 when his team declared.[4] Aged 16, Doran became the youngest player ever to play for New South Wales second XI.[5] [6] For the 2014/15 season, New South Wales signed Doran on a rookie contract,[7] and in October 2014, Doran signed for Big Bash team Sydney Thunder, making him the youngest player to sign a Big Bash contract.[5] [8] Doran signed a one-year contract with the Thunder, a week before finishing his HSC exams.[5] Three other teams, including the Melbourne Stars were believed to have been interested in signing Doran; the Stars would have offered him a senior deal.[6] In January 2015, Doran made his BBL debut for Thunder in a Sydney Derby match against Sydney Sixers; Doran did not bat in the match.[9]
In March 2015, Doran signed for Tasmania from New South Wales on a two-year contract.[10] [11] He made his first-class debut in a Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia, making scores of 5 and 17.[12] In his first five Sheffield Shield matches, he averaged 19.70, with 2 half-centuries.[13] In September 2015, Doran was added to the Tasmania squad for the Matador Cup, and he made his List A debut a month later against Queensland, but did not bat in the match.[14] [15]
In November 2017, he scored his maiden first-class century, batting for Tasmania against South Australia in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season.[16] In March 2018, Cricket Australia named Doran in their Sheffield Shield team of the year.[17]
In November 2013, Doran played for Cricket Australia Chairman's XI against an England XI; the match was a tour match prior to the 2013-14 Ashes series, and Doran scored 17 in his only innings.[18] He has also played for Prime Minister's XI against English and Indian teams.[19] He has represented Australia under-19s, and averaged 83 at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[13] Doran captained the under-19 team in series against England under-19 in 2014/15 and 2015, and scored 103 in the 2015 U-19 Test match between the teams at Chester-le-Street.[19] Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill suggested that Doran should have been picked for the fifth and final Test of the 2015 Ashes series.[19]