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{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 2005)}}
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'''Tom Straker''' (born 19 March 2005) is an Australian cricketer for [[Queensland cricket team]]. He is a right arm medium pace bowler and right handed batsman.<ref> https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/tom-straker-1356606</ref>
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|3|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Caringbah]], [[Sutherland Shire]]
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| club1 = [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]]
| year1 = 2024-
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| columns = 1
| column1 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 0
| bat avg1 = –
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| top score1 = 0[[not out|*]]
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| wickets1 = 1
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| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/43
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/tom-straker-1356606 ESPNcricinfo
| date = 27 September
| year = 2024
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'''Tom Straker''' (born 19 March 2005) is an Australian cricketer for [[Queensland cricket team]]. He is a right arm medium pace bowler and right handed batsman.


==Career==
==Career==
He made his debut for the [[Australia national under-19 cricket team]] against England U19 in January 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/tom-straker-all-you-need-to-know-about-australia-star-in-icc-u19-world-cup-2024-262996.html|website=mykhel.com|accessdate=27 September 2024|title= Tom Straker: All you need to know about Australia U19 star who registered the best ever bowling figures in the ICC U19 World Cup history|date=8 February 2024}}</ref> He was selected to tour England with the Australia U19 side in July 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3603828/talentstacked-squad-picked-for-u19-tour-of-england|date=26 July 2023|title= Talent-stacked squad picked for U19 tour of England|website=Cricket.com.au|accessdate=27 September 2024}}</ref> He was a member of the NSW Metro side that won the Australian national U19 title in December 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title= U19 National Champs: Winners NSW dominate Australian World Cup squad bound for South Africa|accessdate=27 September 2024|website=Daily Telegraph|url= https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/sport/u19-national-cricket-championships-wrap-results-standouts-from-nsw-metro-and-country-in-round-two/news-story/9e56d75d1cfeca691216965215c6f6ce?amp|first=Jason|last=Hosken|date=19 December 2023}}</ref>
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He played for Australia U19 as they won the U19 World Cup, taking six wickets for 24 runs in a man-of-the-match performance in the semi-final against Pakistan U19 in February 2024.<ref>{{cite web|website=Wisden.com|url= https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/watch-australia-quick-takes-two-in-two-with-stump-destroying-yorkers-to-complete-u19-world-cup-semi-final-six-for|accessdate=27 September 2024|title= Watch: Australia quick takes two in two with stump-destroying yorkers to complete U19 World Cup semi-final six-for|date=
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Feb 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/ill-take-that-one-tom-straker-after-surpassing-kagiso-rabadas-spell-in-u-19-wc20240209100206/|website=aninews.in|accessdate=27 September 2024|title= "I'll take that one": Tom Straker after surpassing Kagiso Rabada's spell in U-19 WC|date=9 February 2024}}</ref>


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He played for Australia U19 as they won the [[2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]], taking six wickets for 24 runs in a man-of-the-match performance in the semi-final against Pakistan U19 in February 2024.<ref>{{cite web|website=Wisden.com|url= https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/watch-australia-quick-takes-two-in-two-with-stump-destroying-yorkers-to-complete-u19-world-cup-semi-final-six-for|accessdate=27 September 2024|title= Watch: Australia quick takes two in two with stump-destroying yorkers to complete U19 World Cup semi-final six-for|date=
He made his debut for [[Queensland Bulls]] on 27 September 2024 against [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]].
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Feb 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/ill-take-that-one-tom-straker-after-surpassing-kagiso-rabadas-spell-in-u-19-wc20240209100206/|website=aninews.in|accessdate=27 September 2024|title= "I'll take that one": Tom Straker after surpassing Kagiso Rabada's spell in U-19 WC|date=9 February 2024}}</ref> This was the best figures ever recorded in a U19 World Cup semi final or final, eclipsing the 6-25 set in 2014 by [[Kagiso Rabada]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Times of India|accessdate=27 September 2024|title= Australia's Tom Straker Breaks Kagiso Rabada's U-19 World Cup Record|date=9 February 2024|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-u-19-world-cup/australias-tom-straker-breaks-kagiso-rabadas-u19-world-cup-record/amp_articleshow/107543308.cms}}</ref>

He signed a rookie contract with [[Queensland cricket team]] in April 2024.<ref>{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Malcolm|date=19 April 2024|title= Kuhnemann leaves Queensland, Burns not offered a contract|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-news-matt-kuhnemann-leaves-queensland-and-joe-burns-not-offered-a-contract-1429849?platform=amp |website=espncricinfo|accessdate=27 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3971399/australia-u19-world-cup-winners-earn-queensland-bulls-contracts-vidler-straker-aitken-weibgen|website=Cricket.com.au|accessdate=27 September 2024|title= Aussie U19 world champions rewarded with Bulls contracts|date=18 April 2024}}</ref> He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for [[Queensland Bulls]] on 25 September 2024 against [[Tasmania Tigers]] in the [[One-Day Cup (Australia)|One-Day Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|website=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=27 September 2024|date=25 September 2024|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/one-day-cup-aus-2024-25-1444469/tasmania-vs-queensland-4th-match-1444473/full-scorecard|title=Queensland vs Tasmania}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for Queensland on 8 October 2024 against Western Australia in the [[Sheffield Shield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2024-25-1444468/western-australia-vs-queensland-3rd-match-1444494/full-scorecard |title=West Aust vs Queensland at Perth- October 08 - 11, 2024 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>


==Personal life==
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Revision as of 08:05, 22 December 2024

Tom Straker
Personal information
Born (2005-03-19) 19 March 2005 (age 19)
Caringbah, Sutherland Shire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2024-Queensland
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 2
Runs scored 0
Batting average –
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0*
Balls bowled 60
Wickets 1
Bowling average 43.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/43
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 September 2024

Tom Straker (born 19 March 2005) is an Australian cricketer for Queensland cricket team. He is a right arm medium pace bowler and right handed batsman.

Career

He made his debut for the Australia national under-19 cricket team against England U19 in January 2023.[1] He was selected to tour England with the Australia U19 side in July 2023.[2] He was a member of the NSW Metro side that won the Australian national U19 title in December 2023.[3]

He played for Australia U19 as they won the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, taking six wickets for 24 runs in a man-of-the-match performance in the semi-final against Pakistan U19 in February 2024.[4][5] This was the best figures ever recorded in a U19 World Cup semi final or final, eclipsing the 6-25 set in 2014 by Kagiso Rabada.[6]

He signed a rookie contract with Queensland cricket team in April 2024.[7][8] He made his List A debut for Queensland Bulls on 25 September 2024 against Tasmania Tigers in the One-Day Cup.[9] He made his first-class debut for Queensland on 8 October 2024 against Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield.[10]

Personal life

A member of Sutherland Cricket Club, he is nicknamed 'Monster Truck'.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Tom Straker: All you need to know about Australia U19 star who registered the best ever bowling figures in the ICC U19 World Cup history". mykhel.com. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Talent-stacked squad picked for U19 tour of England". Cricket.com.au. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ^ Hosken, Jason (19 December 2023). "U19 National Champs: Winners NSW dominate Australian World Cup squad bound for South Africa". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Watch: Australia quick takes two in two with stump-destroying yorkers to complete U19 World Cup semi-final six-for". Wisden.com. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. ^ ""I'll take that one": Tom Straker after surpassing Kagiso Rabada's spell in U-19 WC". aninews.in. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Australia's Tom Straker Breaks Kagiso Rabada's U-19 World Cup Record". Times of India. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  7. ^ Malcolm, Alex (19 April 2024). "Kuhnemann leaves Queensland, Burns not offered a contract". espncricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Aussie U19 world champions rewarded with Bulls contracts". Cricket.com.au. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Queensland vs Tasmania". ESPNcricinfo. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  10. ^ "West Aust vs Queensland at Perth- October 08 - 11, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  11. ^ Cameron, Louis (7 February 2024). "'We've scared teams': Monster Truck's warning for India". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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