Xavier Bartlett

Xavier Colin Bartlett (born 17 December 1998) is an Australian international cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Bartlett plays for Queensland and Brisbane Heat in domestic cricket.

Bartlett represented Australia in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Bartlett played in Queensland's 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season title win and the Brisbane Heat's 2023–24 Big Bash League title win.

Early life Bartlett was born in Adelaide, South Australia, but moved with his family to the Gold Coast, Queensland, in 2005 at the age of seven. He began playing junior cricket for Surfers Paradise and made his first grade debut for the Gold Coast Dolphins in November 2015 at the age of 17.

Domestic career He made his List A cricket debut for the Australian National Performance Squad against India A on 27 August 2016.

He made his first-class cricket debut on 18 October 2019, for Queensland in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season. He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 December 2020, for the Brisbane Heat, in the 2020–21 Big Bash League season. In just his second Big Bash League game, Bartlett took three wickets against the Adelaide Strikers.

In the 2023/24 Big Bash Season, Bartlett was the top wicket taker in the tournament taking 20 wickets. This included 2 in the Brisbane Heat's Final victory against the Sydney Sixers. Making him a vital part of the Brisbane Heat's Title win.

In February 2024, Kent County Cricket Club announced that they had signed Bartlett for the first round of County Championship matches and part of the group stage of the Vitality Blast T20 tournament.

International career In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

In January 2024, he earned his maiden call-up to Australia's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies, as an injury replacement for Jhye Richardson. He made his debut in the first match of the series. On debut he recorded figures of 4/17 which earned him the Player of the Match. At the time of his debut these are the second best bowling figures recorded for an Australian debutant in ODIs. After being rested for the second match in the series, he returned in the third match taking 4/21. This performance saw him pick up his second player of the match, ultimately earning him the player of the series.

Bartlett made his Twenty20 International debut in February 2024 in the third match of the series against the West Indies at Perth Stadium as a replacement for the injured Josh Hazlewood. He took two wickets in the match.