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Full name | Lloyd Aylmer James Pope | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | 1 December 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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,22 November 2024 |
Lloyd Aylmer James Pope (born 1 December 1999) is an Australian cricketer who currently represents South Australia and the Adelaide Strikers. [1] A right-arm leg spin bowler,he is known for his effective use of the wrong'un as a variation. [2] [3] Pope was well renowned in his early career for his hair,becoming a cult hero of Australian cricket due to his “flowing red hair”. [4] [5]
In August 2017,he was offered a rookie contract with South Australia. [6] In December 2017,he was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [7] 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. [8] [9] These were the best bowling figures in the history of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [10] He was the leading wicket-taker for Australia in the tournament,with eleven dismissals. [11]
He made his first-class debut for South Australia in the 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season on 16 October 2018. [12] Later the same month,in his second first-class match,he took seven wickets for 87 runs in the first innings against Queensland. [13] In doing so,he became the youngest bowler to take a seven-wicket haul in the Sheffield Shield. [14] [15]
He made his Twenty20 debut for Sydney Sixers in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 22 December 2018. [16] He made his List A debut for South Australia,on 26 September 2019,in the 2019–20 Marsh One-Day Cup. [17]
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. [18] 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. [19]
During the 2023–24 Big Bash League season,Pope was named as a local replacement player for Travis Head,debuting for the Adelaide Strikers on 5 January 2024. [20] In July 2024,he was officially signed by the Strikers on a three-year deal. [21] On 4 November 2024,he achieved his third first-class five-wicket haul with fourth innings figures of 6/74 to prevent a draw against Victoria. [22] He was chosen as part of the Prime Minister's XI squad for a day-night match against an Indian XI as part of the 2024–25 Indian tour of Australia. [23]
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