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Cooper Connolly
Personal information
Full name
Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly
Born (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 22)
Perth, Western Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 471)10 February 2025 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 249)29 September 2024 v England
Last ODI25 October 2025 v India
ODI shirt no.9
T20I debut (cap 111)7 September 2024 v Scotland
Last T20I13 September 2024 v England
T20I shirt no.9
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022/23–presentPerth Scorchers (squad no. 8)
2023/24–presentWestern Australia (squad no. 8)
2025San Francisco Unicorns
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 8 9 18
Runs scored 4 94 580 353
Batting average 4.00 31.33 48.33 29.41
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/7 0/3
Top score 4 61* 90 64
Balls bowled 30 156 402 426
Wickets 0 6 4 9
Bowling average – 22.83 73.50 45.88
5 wickets in innings – 1 0 1
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 5/22 2/59 5/22
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 3/– 11/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 November 2025

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly (born 22 August 2003) is an Australian cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in Test, ODI and T20I cricket.[1] 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.[2]

Career

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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.[3] The allrounder also captained the Western Australia under-17 cricket team.[4] In August 2022, he was signed by the Perth Scorchers to play for them in the 2022–23 Big Bash League season.[5][6] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Scorchers, on 7 January 2023 against the Brisbane Heat in the 2022–23 Big Bash League.[7] He played in the final and got 25 runs off 11 balls to win the match for the Scorchers.[8]

He made his List A debut for Western Australia on 24 September 2023, against Queensland in the 2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup.[9] 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.[10]

On 15 July 2024, Connolly was named in Australia's T20I and ODI squads for their tour of England and Scotland to be held in September that year.[11][12] He made his T20I debut against Scotland on September 7 and his ODI debut against England on September 29.[13][14]

In January 2025 Connolly was included in Australia's Test squad to tour Sri Lanka.[15] In the second Test in Australia's tour of Sri Lanka in January 2025, Connolly made his Test debut. Before the game, he received his Baggy Green, the 471st[a] from former Test allrounder and fellow Western Australian Simon Katich.[16]

Playing style

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Connolly has stated that he models himself after former Australian batsman and fellow Western Australian Shaun Marsh.[17][18]

Statistics

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T20 Franchise Statistics
Team Season League Batting Bowling Fielding
Competition Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s / 50s Overs Wickets Runs Economy Average BBM Catches
Perth Scorchers 2022/23 BBL 4 2 45 – 25* 0 / 0 2 0 15 7.50 – – 2
2023/24 BBL 11 10 181 22.62 37* 0 / 0 11 6 76 6.90 12.66 3-25 5
2024/25 BBL 10 10 351 50.14 66 0 / 2 24 6 178 7.41 29.66 1-15 1
Total 25 22 577 38.46 66 0 / 2 37 12 269 7.27 22.41 3-25 8
San Francisco Unicorns 2025 MLC 4 4 56 18.66 23 0 / 0 0 – – – – – 2
Total 4 4 56 18.66 23 0 / 0 0 – – – – – 2
Career Total 29 26 633 35.17 66 0 / 2 37 12 269 7.27 22.41 3-25 10
Statistics are correct to July 11, 2025

Notes

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  1. ^ Referring to number of players to have played Test Cricket for Australia

References

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  1. ^ "Profile:Cooper Connolly". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Super Cooper! Teen sensation set for Scorchers debut". The West Australian. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Connolly named Australian captain for U19 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ "U-19 World Cup: Harnoor, Faisal, Brevis, Connolly, Rakibul among 11 to watch out for". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "BBL|12 preview: Opportunity beckons for Perth's next gen". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Full squads: How your club fared on BBL|12 Draft night". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ^ "33rd Match, Heat v Scorchers- 2023 BBL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Perth Scorchers beat Brisbane Heat to claim Big Bash League title". ABC News. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  9. ^ "QLD vs WA, The Marsh Cup 2023/24, 1st Match at Brisbane, September 24, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  10. ^ "WA vs TAS, Sheffield Shield 2023/24, Final at Perth, March 21 - 25, 2024 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Jake-Fraser McGurk, Cooper Connolly picked for England, Scotland T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Connolly bolts into new-look Aussie squad". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Green's career-best with bat and ball seals Australia's 3-0 sweep". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Head, Short ensure Australia beat England and the rain to take series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  15. ^ McGlashan, Andrew. "Connolly, McSweeney, Kuhnemann included for Sri Lanka tour". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Connolly debuts as Aussies look for Galle sweep". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  17. ^ cricket.com.au (6 September 2024). Why Cooper Connolly modelled himself on Shaun Marsh. Retrieved 9 November 2024 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "'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.


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