Cooper Connolly
Updated: 12/10/2025, 10:58:22 AM Wikipedia source
Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly (born 22 August 2003) is an Australian cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in Test, ODI and T20I cricket. He is a left-handed batter and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, who plays for Western Australia in interstate cricket and Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League.
Infobox
2025
San Francisco Unicorns
Full name
Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly
Born
(2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 22)Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Slow left-arm orthodox
Role
Batting all-rounder
National side
mw- Australia (2024–present)
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
2022/23–present
Perth Scorchers (squad no. 8)
2023/24–present
Western Australia (squad no. 8)
Competition
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 1 8 12 19 Runs scored 4 94 780 400 Batting average 4.00 31.33 45.88 30.76 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/9 0/3 Top score 4 61* 90 64 Balls bowled 30 156 465 450 Wickets 0 6 5 10 Bowling average – 22.83 66.40 44.00 5 wickets in innings – 1 0 1 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 5/22 2/59 5/22 Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 6/– 11/–
Matches
1
Runs scored
4
Batting average
4.00
100s/50s
0/0
Top score
4
Balls bowled
30
Wickets
0
Bowling average
–
5 wickets in innings
–
10 wickets in match
–
Best bowling
–
Catches/stumpings
0/–
Tables
T20 Franchise Statistics · Statistics
Competition
Competition
Team
Competition
Season
Matches
League
Innings
League
Runs
Batting
Average
Batting
High score
Batting
100s / 50s
Batting
Overs
Batting
Wickets
Bowling
Runs
Bowling
Economy
Bowling
Average
Bowling
BBM
Bowling
Catches
Perth Scorchers
Perth Scorchers
Team
Perth Scorchers
Season
2022/23
League
BBL
League
4
Batting
2
Batting
45
Batting
–
Batting
25*
Batting
0 / 0
Bowling
2
Bowling
0
Bowling
15
Bowling
7.50
Bowling
–
Bowling
–
Fielding
2
2023/24
2023/24
Team
2023/24
Season
BBL
League
11
League
10
Batting
181
Batting
22.62
Batting
37*
Batting
0 / 0
Batting
11
Bowling
6
Bowling
76
Bowling
6.90
Bowling
12.66
Bowling
3-25
Bowling
5
2024/25
2024/25
Team
2024/25
Season
BBL
League
10
League
10
Batting
351
Batting
50.14
Batting
66
Batting
0 / 2
Batting
24
Bowling
6
Bowling
178
Bowling
7.41
Bowling
29.66
Bowling
1-15
Bowling
1
Total
Total
Team
Total
Season
25
League
22
League
577
Batting
38.46
Batting
66
Batting
0 / 2
Batting
37
Batting
12
Bowling
269
Bowling
7.27
Bowling
22.41
Bowling
3-25
Bowling
8
San Francisco Unicorns
San Francisco Unicorns
Team
San Francisco Unicorns
Season
2025
League
MLC
League
4
Batting
4
Batting
56
Batting
18.66
Batting
23
Batting
0 / 0
Bowling
0
Bowling
–
Bowling
–
Bowling
–
Bowling
–
Bowling
–
Fielding
2
Total
Total
Team
Total
Season
4
League
4
League
56
Batting
18.66
Batting
23
Batting
0 / 0
Batting
0
Batting
–
Bowling
–
Bowling
–
Bowling
–
Bowling
–
Bowling
2
Career Total
Career Total
Team
Career Total
Season
29
League
26
League
633
Batting
35.17
Batting
66
Batting
0 / 2
Batting
37
Batting
12
Bowling
269
Bowling
7.27
Bowling
22.41
Bowling
3-25
Bowling
10
| Team | Season | League | Batting | Bowling | Fielding | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||
References
- Referring to number of players to have played Test Cricket for Australia
- "Profile:Cooper Connolly"https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/cooper-connolly-1210488
- "Super Cooper! Teen sensation set for Scorchers debut"https://thewest.com.au/sport/perth-scorchers/big-bash-league-perth-scorchers-set-to-debut-cooper-connolly-in-for-home-clash-with-brisbane-heat-tonight-c-9380166
- "Connolly named Australian captain for U19 World Cup"https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2436781
- "U-19 World Cup: Harnoor, Faisal, Brevis, Connolly, Rakibul among 11 to watch out for"https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/u-19-world-cup-2022-players-to-watch-out-for-harnoor-singh-faisal-akram-cooper-connolly-dewald-brevis-1296472
- "BBL|12 preview: Opportunity beckons for Perth's next gen"https://www.cricket.com.au/news/perth-scorchers-bbl12-big-bash-league-preview-marsh-faf-du-plessis-green-evans-salt-optus-stadium/2022-12-09
- "Full squads: How your club fared on BBL|12 Draft night"https://www.cricket.com.au/news/bbl12-squads-big-bash-draft-every-pick-each-club-availability-total-spend-livingstone-boult-rashid/2022-08-29
- "33rd Match, Heat v Scorchers- 2023 BBL"https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2022-23-1324623/perth-scorchers-vs-brisbane-heat-33rd-match-1324656/full-scorecard
- ABC Newshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-04/perth-scorchers-brisbane-heat-bbl-big-bash-final-live-scores/101907106
- ESPNcricinfohttps://www.espncricinfo.com/series/the-marsh-cup-2023-24-1391769/queensland-vs-western-australia-1st-match-1391801/full-scorecard
- ESPNcricinfohttps://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2023-24-1391768/western-australia-vs-tasmania-final-1391800/full-scorecard
- "Jake-Fraser McGurk, Cooper Connolly picked for England, Scotland T20Is"https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/131044/jake-fraser-mcgurk-cooper-connolly-picked-for-england-scotland-t20is
- "Connolly bolts into new-look Aussie squad"https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4058447
- ESPNcricinfohttps://www.espncricinfo.com/series/scotland-vs-australia-2024-1440461/scotland-vs-australia-3rd-t20i-1440465/match-report
- ESPNcricinfohttps://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-in-england-2024-1385674/england-vs-australia-5th-odi-1385704/match-report
- "Connolly, McSweeney, Kuhnemann included for Sri Lanka tour"https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cooper-connolly-nathan-mcsweeney-matt-kuhnemann-included-for-sri-lanka-tour-1468304
- Cricket Australiahttps://www.cricket.com.au/news/4211816/cooper-connolly-debut-australia-sri-lanka-second-test-toss-teams-news-galle-karunaratne-nissanka#:~:text=Connolly%2C%20the%20spin%2Dbowling%20allrounder,former%20Test%20allrounder%20Simon%20Katich.
- Why Cooper Connolly modelled himself on Shaun Marshhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uawaVD9H58
- www.cricket.com.auhttps://www.cricket.com.au/news/4106350/cooper-connolly-shaun-marsh-playing-number-9-stance-cover-drive-technique-mitch-bbl-perth-scorchers-final-inglis-morris