Rongsen Jonathan

In this Indian name, the name Rongsen is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jonathan.

Rongsen Jonathan
Personal information
Full name
Jonathan Rongsen Longkumer[1][2]
Born (1986-10-04) 4 October 1986 (age 38)
Umaga, Karnataka, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace[3]
RoleAll-rounder[4]
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009-10Karnataka
2013/14–2016/17Railways
2018/19–PresentNagaland
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 June 2022

Rongsen Jonathan (born 4 October 1986) is an Indian cricketer who captains Nagaland in domestic cricket.[5][6] He is an all-rounder; a right-handed middle order batter and right-arm medium pacer.[4]

Early life and background

Jonathan was born on 4 October 1986.[1] A native of Akhoya village in Mokokchung district of Nagaland, he started playing cricket from a young age with limited cricketing facilities in his home state. His family moved to Bengaluru in 1997 when Jonathan was 12. He joined St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore where he was a teammate with Robin Uthappa and played tournaments like Cottonian Shield and Parle G Cup are part of the school's cricket team. He won the best batsman award in the Cottonian Shield which paved the way for his selection in the Karnataka U-16 cricket team. As a 14-year-old, he continued to live in Bengaluru to pursue his career even after his family moved to Dimapur.[7][4]

Career

He made his Twenty20 debut for Karnataka in the 2009-10 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 25 September 2009.[8] He made his List A debut for the same side in the 2009-10 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 10 February 2010.[9] He made his first-class debut for Railways in the 2013–14 Ranji Trophy on 6 December 2013.[10]

Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he transferred from Railways to Nagaland.[11]

He was the leading run-scorer for Nagaland in the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 121 runs.[12]

On 24 September 2019, Jonathan scored a century in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy match between Nagaland and Manipur. However, the match was later called off, after only 8.4 overs were bowled in the second innings, with the fixture rescheduled, thus making his maiden List A century invalid.[13]

In March 2021, he was selected to play for Morecambe Cricket Club as a replacement for Mitchell Van Buuren for its 2021 season.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Turha, Shankar Kumar (27 April 2021). "Cricket in the Northeast: An Interview with Nagaland cricketer Jonathan Rongsen Longkumer". Eastern Mirror Nagaland. Shillong. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Nagaland Cricketer Jonathan Rongsen Signs With UK Club Morecambe CC". The Guwahati Times. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Rongsen Jonathan". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Resu, Zhovezo (4 October 2016). "Jonathan Rongsen and his 22 yards dream". Eastern Mirror Nagaland. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Rongsen Jonathan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Rongsen Jonathan". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  7. ^ Achal, Ashwin (12 August 2019). "Rongsen Jonathan — breaking the stereotype". Sportstar. Bengaluru: The Hindu. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  8. ^ "South Zone, Visakhapatnam, September 25, 2009, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  9. ^ "South Zone, Chennai, February 10, 2010, Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group B: Railways v Bengal at Delhi, Dec 6-9, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  11. ^ "List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Nagaland: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Rongsen Jonathan feels 'robbed' after maiden List A ton deemed invalid". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Nagaland Cricketer Jonathan Rongsen Longkumer to Play for UK Cricket Club". North East Today. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.