Jonathan Merlo

Jonathan Adam Merlo (born 15 December 1998) is an Australian cricketer.^[1] He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup on 27 September 2017.^[2]

Jonathan Merlo

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Adam Merlo
Born	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 26) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017/18	Cricket Australia XI (squad no. 12)
2018/19–2019/20	Melbourne Stars (squad no. 12)
2019/20–2024/25	Victoria (squad no. 12)
2021/22	Melbourne Renegades
LA debut	27 September 2017 CA XI v South Australia
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 10 27 17 Runs scored 260 468 65 Batting average 15.29 23.40 6.50 100s/50s 0/1 1/2 0/0 Top score 64 101 15 Balls bowled 300 705 30 Wickets 3 23 0 Bowling average 67.33 32.60 – 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/14 5/71 – Catches/stumpings 7/– 12/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 May 2025

Career

In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[3]

Merlo was in the Cricket Australia XI squad for the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He made his List A debut in the first match of the tournament when Cricket Australia XI won their second match in their existence against South Australia. He bowled seven overs with figures of 2/38 including a maiden over. He took his first List A wicket when he bowled Cameron Valente, who was on 100 at the time.^[2] He played four matches in the tournament and took a total of 5 wickets.^[4]

Merlo made his Twenty20 debut for Melbourne Stars in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 1 January 2019.^[5] He made his first-class debut on 24 February 2020, for Victoria in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season.^[6]

Merlo was delisted by Victoria at the end of the 2024–25 season.^[7]

Personal life

In 2022, Merlo was studying for a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.^[8]

He grew up in Melbourne and attended Xavier College.^[9]