Cooper Connolly

Cooper Connolly
Connolly in 2026
Personal information
Full name
Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly
Born (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 23)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatting All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 471)10 February 2025 v Sri Lanka
Last Test27 October 2026 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 249)29 September 2024 v England
Last ODI30 September 2026 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.9
T20I debut (cap 111)7 September 2024 v Scotland
Last T20I21 June 2026 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.9
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022/23–presentPerth Scorchers
2023/24–presentWestern Australia
2025San Francisco Unicorns
2026Punjab Kings
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 18 14 14
Runs scored 33 502 91 829
Batting average 11.00 38.61 10.11 39.47
100s/50s 0/0 1/3 0/0 0/9
Top score 29 149 47 90
Balls bowled 108 283 150 561
Wickets 1 9 3 6
Bowling average 76.00 27.66 77.00 66.33
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/41 5/22 1/24 2/59
Catches/stumpings 0/– 6/– 4/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 November 2026

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly (born 22 August 2003) is an Australian international cricketer who represents the Australian national cricket team in all forms of this game. 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.

Career

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

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

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. He made his T20I debut against Scotland on September 7 and his ODI debut against England on September 29.

In January 2025 Connolly was included in Australia's Test squad to tour Sri Lanka. 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 from former Test allrounder and fellow Western Australian Simon Katich.

In June 2026, Connolly scored his first hundred in international cricket in an ODI against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, scoring 149 off 134 balls, amounting to more than half of the team's successful run chase of 275.

Playing style

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

Records and achievements

During the 2025 ODI series against South Africa, Connolly became the youngest Australian to take a five-wicket haul in One Day International cricket.

International five-wicket hauls

ODI five-wicket hauls

Wkts Runs Overs Econ Match Opponents City Venue Year
5 22 6 3.66 5  South Africa Mackay, Australia Great Barrier Reef Arena 2025

International centuries

ODI centuries

Runs Balls Opponents City Venue Year
149 134  Bangladesh Mirpur, Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium 2026

Notes

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

References

  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. ↑ "Connolly's 149 helps Australia survive Shoriful's six-for in one-wicket thriller". ESPNCricinfo. 14 June 2026.
  18. ↑ cricket.com.au (6 September 2024). Why Cooper Connolly modelled himself on Shaun Marsh. Retrieved 9 November 2024 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ "'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.
  20. ↑ "Rookie Australia all-rounder with four List A wickets breaks 38-year-old national record with maiden professional five-for". Wisden. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  21. ↑ "Australia vs South Africa, 3rd ODI at Mackay, AUS vs SA, Aug 24 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  22. ↑ "Bangladesh vs Australia, 3rd ODI at Dhaka, BAN vs AUS, June 14 2026". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2026.