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| Full name | Lloyd Aylmer James Pope | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1999 Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–present | South Australia (squad no. 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19–2022/23 | Sydney Sixers (squad no. 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–present | Adelaide Strikers (squad no. 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lloyd Pope (born 1 December 1999) is an Australian cricketer who currently represents South Australia.[1][2] In August 2017, he was offered a rookie contract with South Australia.[3]
In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] On 23 January 2018, in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Pope took figures of 8/35 in Australia's quarter-final match against England.[5][6] These were the best bowling figures in the history of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] He was the leading wicket-taker for Australia in the tournament, with eleven dismissals.[8]
He made his first-class debut for South Australia in the 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season on 16 October 2018.[9] Later the same month, in his second first-class match, he took seven wickets for 87 runs in the first innings against Queensland.[10] In doing so, he became the youngest bowler to take a seven-wicket haul in the Sheffield Shield.[11][12]
He made his Twenty20 debut for Sydney Sixers in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 22 December 2018.[13] He made his List A debut for South Australia, on 26 September 2019, in the 2019–20 Marsh One-Day Cup.[14]
Pope was part of the Sydney Sixers title-winning squad in the 2019-20 Big Bash League season, playing eight matches over the season and taking 10 wickets.[15]
On 10 October 2020, in the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield, Pope became the first leg spinner in 50 years to take a five-wicket haul on the opening day of a Sheffield Shield season.[16]
Pope is also well renowned for his hair, becoming a cult hero of Australian cricket due to his “flowing red hair”.[17]