Jonathan Figy (born 25 August 2001) is a cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1][2][3] In December 2019, he was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[4] He made his ODI debut for the UAE, against Scotland on 15 December 2019,[5] and was one of three university students in the UAE's team.[6] Later the same month, he was named in the UAE's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] In the UAE's first match of the tournament, against Canada, he scored an unbeaten 102 runs.[8] It was the first century by a batsman for the United Arab Emirates in a U19 Cricket World Cup match.[9] He was the leading run-scorer for the UAE in the tournament, with 197 runs in six matches.[10]
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| Born | (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 21) Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| ODI debut (cap 85) | 15 December 2019 v Scotland |
| Last ODI | 9 January 2020 v Namibia |
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2020 | |
Figy was born in Dubai to Indian parents. His father is a Catholic priest at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi. He attended Abu Dhabi Indian School,[11] then in 2017 moved to England to attend Winchester College on a cricket scholarship, where he led the school team in runs in both seasons he played.[12] He matriculated to Leeds University in 2019.[13][14]