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| Full name | Joe Stephen Gatting | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003-2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005-2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Woking (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2010- | Whitehawk | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Joe Stephen Gatting (born 25 November 1987 in Brighton) is a footballer and cricketer who plays for Whitehawk and Sussex respectively. Gatting previously played football for Brighton & Hove Albion as a striker before being released on 31 October 2008.[1] He however returned to football part-time with Whitehawk in 2010.
Gatting attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove, followed by Brighton College. Gatting has also played for Sussex County Cricket Club's academy. Gatting is the son of former Brighton & Hove Albion defender Steve Gatting and nephew of former England cricket captain Mike Gatting.
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Gatting came through the youth ranks at Brighton & Hove Albion scoring a hatful of goals for the youth team. Gatting made his first team debut against Southampton on 2 January 2006.[2]
On 13 September 2007, Gatting joined Conference side Woking on loan for 3 months after finding first-team opportunities at the Albion difficult after the arrival of summer signing Nicky Forster.
Gatting returned to Brighton in December 2007 and once again found it difficult to find first-team opportunities.
At the start of the 2008–09 season, Gatting joined Blue Square South side Bognor Regis Town on a month's loan.[3]
After failing to make an appearance during the 2008-09 season, Gatting was released from Brighton on 31 October 2008,[1] before leaving football altogether to take up a career in cricket.[4]
Gatting semi-returned to football however in 2010, signing part-time for Whitehawk.
| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Joe Stephen Gatting | |||
| Born | 25 November 1987 Brighton, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm Off break | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| Relations | Steve Gatting(Father), Mike Gatting(Uncle) |
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| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2009– | Sussex | |||
| First-class debut | 15 April 2009 Sussex v Cambridge UCCE | |||
| List A debut | 19 April 2009 Sussex v Gloucestershire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | FC | OD | T20 | |
| Matches | 17 | 28 | 34 | |
| Runs scored | 792 | 759 | 259 | |
| Batting average | 31.68 | 31.62 | 11.77 | |
| 100s/50s | 2/3 | 1/4 | -/- | |
| Top score | 152 | 122 | 30* | |
| Balls bowled | 78 | 8 | - | |
| Wickets | 1 | 0 | - | |
| Bowling average | 47.00 | - | - | |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | - | |
| 10 wickets in match | - | - | - | |
| Best bowling | 1/19 | -/- | -/- | |
| Catches/stumpings | 8/- | 9/- | 11/- | |
| Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2011 | ||||
Joe decided to quit professional football and signed non-contract terms with Sussex, following his Uncle Mike Gatting into cricket.[5]
Gatting scored a century on his debut for Sussex making 110 against Surrey in the Pro ARCH Trophy in Dubai.[6] He then scored 152 during his 1st Class Debut for Sussex against Cambridge at Fenners in the opening match of the 2009 domestic season. A successful start to the season continued at Hove in the Friends Provident Trophy, when on successive days Gatting hit 34 from 47 balls against Surrey, following it up with his maiden List A half century against Durham on Monday May 12, a round 50 from 61 balls. On 30 August 2009 Gatting was on 99 not out against Yorkshire when the game was abandoned due to rain.
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