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| Full name | Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 21) Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 249) | 29 September 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 10 November 2024 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 111) | 7 September 2024 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 13 September 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23–present | Perth Scorchers (squad no. 8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–present | Western Australia (squad no. 8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 January 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly (born 22 August 2003) is an Australian cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in ODI and T20I cricket. He is a left-handed batter and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, who plays for Western Australia in interstate cricket and Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League.
Career
In January 2022, he was named as the captain of the Australia national under-19 cricket team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The allrounder also captained the Western Australia under-17 cricket team. In August 2022, he was signed by the Perth Scorchers to play for them in the 2022–23 Big Bash League season. He made his Twenty20 debut for the Scorchers, on 7 January 2023 against the Brisbane Heat in the 2022–23 Big Bash League. He played in the final and got 25 runs off 11 balls to win the match for the Scorchers.
He made his List A debut for Western Australia on 24 September 2023, against Queensland in the 2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup. He made his first-class debut for Western Australia on 21 March 2024, against Tasmania in the 2023–24 Sheffield Shield final, scoring 90 in the first innings.
On 15 July 2024, Connolly was named in Australia's T20I squad for their tour of England and Scotland to be held in September that year. He made his T20I debut against Scotland on September 7 and his ODI debut against England on September 29.
In January 2025 Connolly was included in Australia's Test squad to tour Sri Lanka.
Playing style
Connolly has stated that he models himself after former Australian batsman Shaun Marsh
References
- "Profile:Cooper Connolly". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- "Super Cooper! Teen sensation set for Scorchers debut". The West Australian. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- "Connolly named Australian captain for U19 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- "U-19 World Cup: Harnoor, Faisal, Brevis, Connolly, Rakibul among 11 to watch out for". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- "BBL|12 preview: Opportunity beckons for Perth's next gen". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- "Full squads: How your club fared on BBL|12 Draft night". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- "33rd Match, Heat v Scorchers- 2023 BBL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- "Perth Scorchers beat Brisbane Heat to claim Big Bash League title". ABC News. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- "QLD vs WA, The Marsh Cup 2023/24, 1st Match at Brisbane, September 24, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- "WA vs TAS, Sheffield Shield 2023/24, Final at Perth, March 21 - 25, 2024 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- "Jake-Fraser McGurk, Cooper Connolly picked for England, Scotland T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- "Connolly bolts into new-look Aussie squad". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- "Green's career-best with bat and ball seals Australia's 3-0 sweep". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- "Head, Short ensure Australia beat England and the rain to take series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- McGlashan, Andrew. "Connolly, McSweeney, Kuhnemann included for Sri Lanka tour". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- cricket.com.au (6 September 2024). Why Cooper Connolly modelled himself on Shaun Marsh. Retrieved 9 November 2024 – via YouTube.
- "'Who is this kid?' Shaun Marsh disciple set for Aussie debut | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
External links
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