Shane Charles Getkate (born 2 October 1991) is a South African-born Irish

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er. Getkate was born with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, which caused him to collapse on field during an under-19 game in June 2011. In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from

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, the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.

Domestic and T20 career

He made his

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cricket debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017. He made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 29 May 2017. He made his first-class debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship on 30 May 2017. In April 2019, he was one of five cricketers to be awarded with an Emerging Player Contract by

, ahead of the 2019 domestic season. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.

International career

In January 2019, he was named in Ireland's

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(T20I) squads for the Oman Quadrangular Series and the series against Afghanistan in India. He made his T20I debut for Ireland against

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on 13 February 2019, becoming Ireland's 700th international cap. In June 2019, he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team. Later the same month, he was named in Ireland's squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his

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(ODI) debut for Ireland against

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on 1 July 2019. In September 2019, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In February 2021, Getkate was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh. In September 2021, Getkate was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Getkate, Shane 1991 births Living people Irish cricketers Ireland One Day International cricketers Ireland Twenty20 International cricketers Northern Knights cricketers North West Warriors cricketers Irish people of South African descent Cricketers from Durban Matabeleland Tuskers cricketers