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| Full name | Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-08-22)22 August 2003 (age 22) Perth,Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Battingall-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(squad no. 8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–present | Western Australia(squad no. 8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | San Francisco Unicorns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,1 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly (born 22 August 2003) is an Australiancricketer who represents theAustralia national cricket team inTest,ODI andT20I cricket.[1] He is a left-handedbatter and aslow left-arm orthodox bowler, who plays forWestern Australia in interstate cricket andPerth Scorchers in theBig Bash League.[2]
In January 2022, he was named as the captain of theAustralia national under-19 cricket team for the2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] Theallrounder 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 the2022–23 Big Bash League season.[5][6] He made hisTwenty20 debut for the Scorchers, on 7 January 2023 against theBrisbane 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 hisList A debut forWestern Australia on 24 September 2023, againstQueensland in the2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup.[9] He made hisfirst-class debut for Western Australia on 21 March 2024, againstTasmania in the2023–24 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 ofEngland andScotland 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 totour 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 hisBaggy Green, the 471st[a] from former Test allrounder and fellow Western AustralianSimon Katich.[16]
Connolly has stated that he models himself after former Australian batsman and fellow Western AustralianShaun Marsh.[17][18]
| Team | Season | League | Batting | Bowling | Fielding | ||||||||||
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| Competition | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s / 50s | Overs | Wickets | Runs | Economy | Average | BBM | Catches | ||
| Perth Scorchers | 2022/23 | BBL | 4 | 2 | 45 | – | 25* | 0 / 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.50 | – | – | 2 |
| 2023/24 | BBL | 11 | 10 | 181 | 22.62 | 37* | 0 / 0 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 6.90 | 12.66 | 3-25 | 5 | |
| 2024/25 | BBL | 10 | 10 | 351 | 50.14 | 66 | 0 / 2 | 24 | 6 | 178 | 7.41 | 29.66 | 1-15 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 22 | 577 | 38.46 | 66 | 0 / 2 | 37 | 12 | 269 | 7.27 | 22.41 | 3-25 | 8 | ||
| San Francisco Unicorns | 2025 | MLC | 4 | 4 | 56 | 18.66 | 23 | 0 / 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 56 | 18.66 | 23 | 0 / 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 29 | 26 | 633 | 35.17 | 66 | 0 / 2 | 37 | 12 | 269 | 7.27 | 22.41 | 3-25 | 10 | ||