Sean Paul Terry (born 1 August 1991 in

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) is a former Irish

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er. Terry is a right-handed

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who bowls right-arm

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for Leinster,

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and Ireland. He made his

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(ODI) debut for Ireland on 14 July 2016 against Afghanistan. He made his

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(T20I) debut against Hong Kong on 5 September 2016. He retired from all forms of professional cricket in July 2018. However he returned to the professional scene in February 2019, being selected to play in the

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final game of the

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, after performing well for the Melville Cricket Club in

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Early life

The son of former

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and Hampshire batsman Paul Terry, he spent much of his early life in Australia, where he was educated at

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, and the

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. While living in Australia, he also represented

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at under-19 level. In November 2011, he joined

on a two-year development contract. It was in that same year that he joined the

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programme at Lord's.

Hampshire career

Terry made his first-class debut for Hampshire in their first fixture of the 2012 season against

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at the Rose Bowl on 6 April. He made his maiden first-class

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in this match, making an unbeaten 59 in Hampshire's first-innings of 445/7

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. He also took two catches in a match which Hampshire won by 274 runs. Due to the unavailability of Hampshire captain James Adams for Hampshire's

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match against Leicestershire, Terry was called up to replace the opening batsman and make his debut in the County Championship. He was dismissed for a

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in Hampshire's first-innings by Alex Wyatt.

Irish career

In April 2016, Terry declared that he is moving to

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to pursue his ambitions playing for

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and signed a contracted with

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.No fast-tracking as new recruit eyes Irish place after county exit
/ref> He qualified to play for Ireland through his mother, Bernadette, who is Irish and is from

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near

. He made his first-class debut for

versus Sussex at Arundel during June 2016. In June 2016, he was named in Ireland's

squad for their series against Afghanistan, scheduled to take place the following month. He made his ODI debut on 14 July.

References

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Sean Terry makes debut for Northamptonshire
{{DEFAULTSORT:Terry, Sean 1991 births Living people Hampshire cricketers Irish cricketers Ireland One Day International cricketers Ireland Twenty20 International cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Leinster Lightning cricketers Cricketers from Southampton People educated at Aquinas College, Perth Perth Scorchers cricketers