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South AustraliaBowler
Lloyd Pope
- Age
- 26y 332d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm leg break
- Age
- 26y 332d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm leg break
Lloyd Pope is an Australian leg-spinner whose name became widely known after a remarkable spell at the 2018 Under-19 World Cup. Playing for Australia against England in the quarter-final of that tournament, he returned bowling figures of 8/35, an extraordinary haul in any international fixture. He is also recognisable on the field for his red hair.
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That display at youth level was the moment that brought him to broad attention, and his domestic career moved quickly afterwards. In the 2018/19 season he played his first first-class match, representing South Australia. His debut in List-A cricket came the following season, in 2019/20.
Pope has also played in the Big Bash League. He was a member of the Sydney Sixers squad during the 2018/19 BBL season, a campaign in which the Sixers won the title. Later, for the 2023/24 season, he switched clubs and joined the Adelaide Strikers.
From a standout youth performance to appearances in first-class, List-A and franchise Twenty20 cricket, his path so far reflects the attention his wrist-spin earned as a teenager.
