Cooper Connolly

Cooper Connolly

Australia
2024 - 2026
  • Date of Birth 2003-8-22
  • Role batting allrounder
  • Batting Style left-hand bat
  • Bowling Style slow left-arm orthodox
Debut Matches
Format Match Date
TEST SL vs AUS 2025-02-06
ODI ENG vs AUS 2024-09-29
T20 SCOT vs AUS 2024-09-07

Recent Performances

CSK vs PBKS
2026-04-03
Batting: 36
Bowling: -
GT vs PBKS
2026-03-31
Batting: 72*
Bowling: -
West Aust vs Queensland
2026-03-05
Batting: 10 & 10
Bowling: 0/10 & 0/1
Australia vs Sri Lanka
2026-02-16
Batting: 3
Bowling: 0/27
Australia vs Ireland
2026-02-11
Batting: 11*
Bowling: 0/26
Australia vs Netherlands
2026-02-05
Batting: -
Bowling: -
Pakistan vs Australia
2026-02-01
Batting: -
Bowling: 1/47
Pakistan vs Australia
2026-01-31
Batting: 1
Bowling: 1/30
Pakistan vs Australia
2026-01-29
Batting: -
Bowling: 0/22
Sixers vs Scorchers
2026-01-25
Batting: 4*
Bowling: 0/14

Batting Statistics

Matches 1
Innings 1
Runs 4
Average 4
Strike Rate 66.66
Highest Score 4
100s 0
50s 0
Fours 1
Sixes 0
Catches 0

Bowling Statistics

Matches 1
Innings 2
Wickets 0
Average -
Economy 4.2
Strike Rate -
Best Figure -
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 30
Runs Conceded 21

Batting Statistics

Matches 8
Innings 5
Runs 94
Average 31.33
Strike Rate 73.43
Highest Score 61*
100s 0
50s 1
Fours 7
Sixes 1
Catches 2

Bowling Statistics

Matches 8
Innings 5
Wickets 6
Average 22.83
Economy 5.26
Strike Rate 26
Best Figure 5/22
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 1
Balls Bowled 156
Runs Conceded 137

Batting Statistics

Matches 11
Innings 7
Runs 28
Average 4.66
Strike Rate 93.33
Highest Score 13
100s 0
50s 0
Fours 1
Sixes 2
Catches 4

Bowling Statistics

Matches 11
Innings 9
Wickets 3
Average 77
Economy 9.24
Strike Rate 50
Best Figure 1/24
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 150
Runs Conceded 231

Batting Statistics

Matches 19
Innings 16
Runs 400
Average 30.76
Strike Rate 96.85
Highest Score 64
100s 0
50s 3
Fours 41
Sixes 14
Catches 11

Bowling Statistics

Matches 19
Innings 15
Wickets 10
Average 44
Economy 5.86
Strike Rate 45
Best Figure 5/22
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 1
Balls Bowled 450
Runs Conceded 440

Batting Statistics

Matches 54
Innings 47
Runs 978
Average 27.16
Strike Rate 135.45
Highest Score 77
100s 0
50s 5
Fours 67
Sixes 50
Catches 24

Bowling Statistics

Matches 54
Innings 37
Wickets 30
Average 24.13
Economy 7.46
Strike Rate 19.4
Best Figure 3/23
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 582
Runs Conceded 724
Things happened quickly for Cooper Connolly. In the space of five months from September 2024 to January 2025 he made his international debuts across all three formats, his maiden Test cap against Sri Lanka in Galle coming in just his fourth first-class match.
Connolly, a left-handed batter who has modeled himself on Shaun Marsh and a left-arm spinner, had been viewed as a future star during his teenage years and captained Australia Under-19s at the 2022 World Cup. It was the 2022-23 BBL final that really brought him to wider attention, however, when he steered Perth Scorchers to the title with a nerveless display in just his second T20 innings.
That ability to rise to big moments was again on show in the 2023-24 Sheffield Shield final where Connolly made 90 on his first-class debut, which would have come sooner had it not been for injury.
Despite still very limited experience he was selected for the white-ball tours of Scotland and England in 2024, making his debut across both formats, which he followed with an Australia A appearance against India A early in the 2024-25 season.
A broken thumb sustained in an ODI against Pakistan on home soil at Optus Stadium sidelined him from that summer's T20I series but he returned to have an impressive BBL where he averaged over 50 at a healthy strike-rate while batting at No. 3 and 4. Still, he was a surprise selection for the Test tour of Sri Lanka, plucked out as much for his developing left-arm spin as his batting with stand-in captain Steven Smith making a strong push for his selection.