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| Full name | Cooper Connolly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 2003 Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cooper Connolly (born 22 August 2003) is an Australian cricketer.[1] He is a left-handed batter and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, who plays for the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League.[2]
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]