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| Full name | Gian-Piero Sergio Meade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-03-19)19 March 1996 (age 29) South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder /Wicket Keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 6) | 25 May 2019 v Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 9 February 2026 v Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gian-Piero Sergio "JP" Meade (born 19 March 1996) is a South African-born Italiancricketer. He has played for theItaly national cricket team since 2016.[1]
Meade played for theItaly national cricket team in the2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in October 2016.[2]
In May 2019, he was named in Italy's squad for theirTwenty20 International (T20I) seriesagainst Germany in the Netherlands.[3] He made his T20I debut for Italy againstGermany on 25 May 2019.[4] The same month, he was named in Italy's squad for theRegional Finals of the2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[5]
In November 2019, he was named in Italy's squad for theCricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[6] He made hisList A debut, for Italy againstKenya, on 3 December 2019.[7] In September 2021, he was named in Italy's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.[8]
In January 2026, Meade was named in Italy's squad for the2026 T20 World Cup.[9]
Meade was born in South Africa where he attended Christian Brothers College Boksburg, where he played first team cricket, going on to play at under-19 level forEasterns.[1] He later moved to England where he studied sports therapy and rehabilitation atTeesside University, graduating in 2025.[10]
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