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| Full name | Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 2003 Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test(cap 471) | 10 February 2025 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut(cap 249) | 29 September 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 October 2025 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–present | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | San Francisco Unicorns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Punjab Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,8 December 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly (born 22 August 2003) is an Australian cricketer who represents the Australia national team in all formats. [1] He is a left-handed batter and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler,who plays for Western Australia in domestic cricket,Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League and Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier 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] 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]
Connolly has stated that he models himself after former Australian batsman and fellow Western Australian Shaun Marsh. [17] [18]
During the 2025 ODI series against South Africa,Connolly became the youngest Australian to take a five-wicket haul in One Day International cricket. [19]
| Wkts | Runs | Overs | Econ | Match | Opponents | City | Venue | Year |
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| 5 | 22 | 6 | 3.66 | 5 |  South Africa | Mackay,Australia | Great Barrier Reef Arena | 2025 [20] |
