Ollie Pope
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| Full name | Oliver John Douglas Pope | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1998 Chelsea, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman / Occasional Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 687) | 9 August 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 18 August 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–present | Surrey (squad no. 32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 28 September 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oliver John Douglas Pope (born 2 January 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for the English National Team and Surrey County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who also sometimes plays as a wicket-keeper.[1] He attended Cranleigh School, where he was a 1st XI player from Year 10, and captain for two seasons.[2]
On 26 August 2016, Pope signed a two-year professional contract with Surrey.[3] Two days later, he made his List A debut for Surrey in the semi-final of the 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup against Yorkshire.[4]
He made his first-class debut on 28 March 2017 for Surrey against Oxford MCCU as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.[5] Pope scored his maiden List A half-century on 7 May 2017 against Sussex.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Surrey in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 7 July 2017.[7]
In August 2018, he was added to England's squad for the second Test against India.[8] He made his Test debut at Lord's for England against India on 9 August 2018.[9] On 4 October 2018, Pope was awarded the PCA Young Player of the Year award.
References
- ^ "Player profile: Ollie Pope". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Pope Hits it Big - Cranleigh School". Cranleigh School. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Ollie Pope signs two year deal". Surrey County Cricket Club. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup, 1st Semi-Final: Yorkshire v Surrey at Leeds, 28 August 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Oxford MCCU v Surrey at Oxford, Mar 28-30, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Chris Nash leads way as Sussex see off Surrey". ESPNCricinfo. ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "NatWest t20 Blast, South Group: Essex v Surrey at Chelmsford, Jul 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "England v India: Ollie Pope replaces Dawid Malan for second Test at Lord's". BBC Sport. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "2nd Test, India tour of Ireland and England at London, Aug 9-13 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
External links
- Ollie Pope at ESPNcricinfo
- Ollie Pope at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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- ^ "Pope Wins PCA Young Player Of The Year - Kia Oval". www.kiaoval.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.