Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott was born on 22 April 1981 and is a South African-born English former professional cricketer who played international cricket for the England cricket team.
57 Facts About Jonathan Trott
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Jonathan Trott was ICC and ECB Cricketer of the Year in 2011.
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Jonathan Trott scored a century in that Test, becoming the 18th England player to do so on his Test debut.
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Jonathan Trott returned to the England team for the 2015 West Indies Test series, but after struggling in the series, he retired from all international cricket on 4 May 2015.
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In May 2018, Jonathan Trott announced he would retire from professional cricket at the end of the English domestic cricket season.
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In July 2022, Jonathan Trott was named as the new head coach of the Afghanistan cricket team.
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Jonathan Trott was born in Cape Town to a South African family of English descent.
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Jonathan Trott hit four first-class centuries for Warwickshire during the 2005 season, bettering his previous career best to 152 against Glamorgan before taking it to 210 against Sussex three weeks later.
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Jonathan Trott was given the nickname Leon, after Marxist theorist Leon Trotsky by the England team.
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On 4 August 2009, during a strong county season for Warwickshire during which he was averaging over 97, it was announced that Jonathan Trott would be included in the 14-man Ashes squad, to play 2009 Ashes against Australia in the fourth Test at Headingley.
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Jonathan Trott did not feature in that match, but was then named in the team for the decisive Ashes Test at the Oval and made his debut.
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Jonathan Trott batted solidly during the first innings, scoring 41 runs before being run out by Simon Katich.
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Jonathan Trott scored 119 in the second innings, becoming the 18th England player to score a hundred on debut, the first to do so against Australia since Graham Thorpe in 1993, and the highest scoring Warwickshire batsman on Test debut.
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Jonathan Trott was then selected to play in the rain-affected two-match Twenty20 International matches, although the weather prevented him from playing any more than a scoreless four deliveries.
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However, on the eve of the tour former captain Michael Vaughan announced in his biography his disappointment in seeing Jonathan Trott celebrating with the South African cricket team after their victory over England the previous year.
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Jonathan Trott rejected the claims, and was supported by captain Andrew Strauss.
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Jonathan Trott then toured Bangladesh in early 2010 for two away Tests, followed by two home Tests against the same nation.
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England won the first two games with ease, by 354 runs and 9 wickets respectively, with Jonathan Trott making two half-centuries in the second.
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Jonathan Trott was named England's Man of the Series for his strong batting performance during the series.
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Jonathan Trott was dismissed for four in the next match as Pakistan levelled the series going into the decider.
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Jonathan Trott's century meant he scored centuries in successive Test Matches against Australia following his 119 at The Oval in the 5th Test of the 2009 Ashes in England.
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Jonathan Trott continued his fine form against Australia with a century at the MCG in the fourth Test.
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Ably supported by Kevin Pietersen and Matt Prior, Jonathan Trott finished not out on 168 as England were bowled out for 513.
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England won by an innings and 157 runs to retain the Ashes, and Jonathan Trott was named Man of the Match.
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Jonathan Trott made 62 in the first game against the Netherlands to help England win by six wickets.
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England bounced back to beat South Africa, with Jonathan Trott again making a significant contribution to the innings, this time making 52.
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Jonathan Trott made another half century against Bangladesh but England were again embarrassed by lesser opposition as they lost by two wickets.
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Jonathan Trott was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by Cricinfo.
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Jonathan Trott took a rare wicket in Sri Lanka's second innings, but England could not force a result and the match ended in a draw.
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Jonathan Trott made scores of 23 and 39 in the first two ODI internationals between the two sides.
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England lost the third ODI by 6 wickets, with Jonathan Trott making just two.
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Jonathan Trott was not required to bat in the next match of the series as England romped to a ten wicket victory.
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Jonathan Trott hit 70 in the first match as England won by 196 runs.
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Jonathan Trott picked up an injury in the second Test, and batted at No 7 in the second innings.
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Jonathan Trott was unable to take part in the fourth test due to the injury, with the selectors not willing to risk him with the series already won.
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Jonathan Trott made his return form injury in the third ODI international, making 11.
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Jonathan Trott top scored with 49 in England's second innings as England lost the match after being bowled out for 160.
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Jonathan Trott made 72 in the second Test but it was not enough to prevent another defeat.
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Jonathan Trott was out for a first ball duck in the first ODI international, although England went on to win the game.
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England won the second test to draw the series, with Jonathan Trott making 64 in the first innings to help to set up a comfortable win.
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Jonathan Trott made 58 in the first Test against the West Indies, a game which England went on to win by 5 wickets.
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Jonathan Trott made 42 in the first ODI to help England get off to a winning start in the limited overs series.
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Jonathan Trott then made an unbeaten 42 in the second ODI to give England an unassailable series lead with just one game left to play.
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England lost the first match, as Jonathan Trott made just 17 runs in the game.
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England won the second match by 10 wickets, although Jonathan Trott made a duck in the first innings.
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Jonathan Trott made 143 in the final test to guide England to a draw and give them a historic win on Indian soil.
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The second match went the same way, with Jonathan Trott making 121 as England scored 465 in the first innings.
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Jonathan Trott was selected in the England squad for the 2013 ICC Champions trophy, and made 43 as England won their opening game against Australia.
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Jonathan Trott made 76 in the next game against Sri Lanka, although the opposition easily chased down the target of 293.
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England's batsmen failed to chase down 130, with Jonathan Trott being stumped on 20, meaning England finished runners up.
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Jonathan Trott was named as part of the 'Team of the Tournament' by the ICC and Cricinfo.
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Jonathan Trott made 37 in the final match of the series as England won to end the series on a positive note.
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Jonathan Trott made a score of 48 in the first innings of the first Test of the 2013 Ashes series.
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Jonathan Trott made 58 in the first innings of the second match.
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Jonathan Trott played as opening batsman in the three-Test series.
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Jonathan Trott struggled in the first Test, scoring only 0 and 4 in a match that ended in a draw.
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Jonathan Trott scored nine Test and four one-day centuries for England.