Emilio Gay

Emilio Nico Gay (born 14 April 2000) is an English-Italian cricketer who plays for Durham, having previously been with Northamptonshire and the Italy national team.^[1] His father, being of Afro-Caribbean ancestry, came from Grenada, whilst his mother is English and Italian.^[2] He was born in Bedford, England,^[3] and educated at Bedford School.^[4][5]

Emilio Gay

Gay in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Emilio Nico Gay
Born	(2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 25) Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Italy (2024–present)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2019–2024	Northamptonshire (squad no. 19)
2024	→ Durham (on loan)
2025	Durham
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 61 30 13 Runs scored 3,613 958 290 Batting average 35.77 38.32 24.16 100s/50s 8/16 1/7 0/1 Top score 261 131 53 Balls bowled 174 42 6 Wickets 2 1 0 Bowling average 58.50 44.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 0 – Best bowling 1/8 1/25 – Catches/stumpings 63/– 20/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 June 2025

Gay became involved with Northamptonshire's academy programme at under-15 level, and was named their Player of the Year in 2018.^[6] He was awarded his first professional contract with the club in 2019,^[7] making his first-class debut on 23 September against Gloucestershire in that year's County Championship^[8] (due to bad weather during the match, he did not play his first innings until the following season). In January 2021, he signed a new two-year deal with Northamptonshire.^[9] He recorded his maiden first-class century in the 2021 County Championship, when he scored 101 against Kent at Canterbury on 3 June.^[10] He made his Twenty20 debut on 18 July 2021, for Northamptonshire in the 2021 T20 Blast.^[11] He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021, for Northamptonshire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.^[12] He made his maiden first-class double century on 13 April 2024, during a County Championship match against Middlesex.^[13][14] Finishing with 261 from 401 balls, his score was the highest recorded by a Northamptonshire batsman in a Championship game between the two sides.^[15]

In 2024, Gay turned down the offer of a contact extension at Northamptonshire, with Durham and Warwickshire reported to be amongst the clubs interested in signing him.^[16][17] He was ruled out of the county's remaining games in the season's One-Day Cup, but not the County Championship.^[18] On 5 August, it was confirmed that he had agreed a three-year deal with Durham,^[19][20] to whom he was loaned for the final two rounds of the Championship.^[21]

In May 2025, Gay was named in the England Lions squad for a two-match series against India A.^[22]