Cooper Connolly

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 Mackay, Australia Great Barrier Reef Arena 2025

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