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Reece Topley
Personal information
Full name
Reece James William Topley
Born(1994-02-21)21 February 1994(age 30)
Ipswich,Suffolk,England
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-armFast-medium
RoleBowler
Relations
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap243)13 September 2015 vAustralia
Last ODI6 November 2024 vWest Indies
ODI shirt no.38 (formerly 23)
T20I debut (cap74)31 August 2015 vAustralia
Last T20I13 September 2024 vAustralia
T20I shirt no.38 (formerly 23)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2015Essex(squad no. 6)
2016–2018Hampshire(squad no. 6)
2019Sussex(squad no. 23)
2020–presentSurrey(squad no. 24)
2021–2022Oval Invincibles(squad no. 23)
2023–presentNorthern Superchargers(squad no. 23)
2021/22Melbourne Renegades
2022Islamabad United
2023-2024Durban Super Giants
2023Dubai Capitals
2023Bangla Tigers
2024MI Emirates
2024Royal Challengers Bangalore
2025Sylhet Strikers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 30 34 46 75
Runs scored 35 17 132 82
Batting average 11.66 8.50 4.12 10.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 15* 9 16 19
Ballsbowled 1,392 690 7,932 3,487
Wickets 47 33 163 124
Bowling average 26.74 28.84 26.88 25.91
5 wickets in innings 1 0 8 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/24 3/22 6/29 6/24
Catches/stumpings 7/– 6/– 8/– 18/–
Medal record
Men'sCricket
RepresentingEngland
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2016 India
Source:CricketArchive,7 November 2024

Reece James William Topley(born 21 February 1994) is an English internationalcricketerwho plays for theEngland cricket teaminwhite ball cricketas a left-arm fast medium bowler. He plays forSurreyin domestic cricket. Topley debuted for England in August 2015 againstAustralia,and represented the team at both the2016 ICC World Twenty20and2023 Cricket World Cup.He plays for theRoyal Challengers Bangalorein the Indian Premier League.

Background

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He was born on 21 February 1994 inIpswich.[1]He was educated at theRoyal Hospital School.His father,Don Topley,was a first-class cricketer for Essex andSurrey.His father was also one of his teachers at Royal Hospital School, where he is a master of cricket.[2]His uncle,Peter Topley,was also a first-class cricketer.

Domestic and franchise career

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In June 2009, aged 15, Topley made the headlines when he was injured bowling in thenetsatLoughborough UniversitytoEnglandbatsmanKevin Pietersen.Pietersen flat drove a delivery, which ended up striking Topley on the side of the head, knocking him to the ground. He was taken toLeicester Royal Infirmarywhere he required stitches to his ear and was kept in hospital overnight. Following the incident, Pietersen, whom Topley cited as his favourite player, gave the youngster hiscricket batwith his signature on.[3]

A product of the Essex youth cricket system, Topley made hisfirst-classdebut forEssexagainstCambridge MCCUin the2011 season.[4]He impressed onCounty Championshipdebut againstKent,taking his maidenfive wicket haulwhen he took figures of 5/46 in Kent's second-innings of the match.[5]In the following championship match againstMiddlesexhe his second five wicket haul, with figures of 5/64 in Middlesex's first-innings.[6]In May 2011, he signed a one-year professional contract with Essex.[7]That month also saw Topley make hisList Adebut against theUnicornsin theClydesdale Bank 40,[8]with Topley claiming his maiden wicket in that format, that ofRobin Lett.[9]

Mid-season Topley took a break fromcounty cricketto return to Royal Hospital School to revise for his summer exams.[7]However, during his break he was called up to play forEngland Under-19sfor their YouthOne Day Internationalseries againstSouth Africa Under-19s.[10]He returned to action for Essex in August, to date he has played two List A matches[8]and nine first-class matches.[4]He has made a good start to his first-class career, taking to date 34 wickets at anaverageof 23.55. The start to his career drew praise from former England captainMichael Vaughan,who stated that Topley could become a futureTestcricketer.

On 1 September 2015,Hampshire County Cricket Clubconfirmed the signing of Topley from Essex at the end of the 2015 season.[11]At the end of the 2018 season and yet another stress fracture, Topley underwent back surgery.

InIPL 2021,he was asked for being a replacement for injuredJosh HazlewoodbyChennai Super Kings,but he denied the offer as the cricketer feared by the hike of COVID-19 cases in India. In 2021, he was drafted byOval Invinciblesfor theinaugural seasonofThe Hundred.[12]In December 2021, he was signed byIslamabad Unitedfollowing the players' draft for the2022 Pakistan Super League.[13]

In April 2022, he was bought by theOval Invinciblesfor the2022 seasonofThe Hundred.[14]

He is bought byRoyal Challengers Bangaloreto play in theIPL 2023season for INR. 1.90 Crore in theIPL auctionheld on 23 December 2022.[15]In the first match of the 2023 season against Mumbai Indians he sustained a dislocated shoulder injury and was ruled out of the whole IPL season.[16]

In 2023 he was brought by theNorthern Superchargersfor the 2023 season of The Hundred.[17]

In 2024, he and his teammate fromRoyal Challengers Bangalore,Will Jacks,were withdrawn from the final stages of the IPL due tointernational duties.[18]

International career

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He made hisTwenty20 Internationaldebutagainst Australiaon 31 August 2015[19]and hisOne Day Internationaldebut, also against Australia, on 13 September 2015, taking figures of 0-33.[20]

He kept his place in the ODI side for the series against Pakistan and played in all four matches. He picked up his first international wickets in the first match and finished with figures of 3-26, although it wasn't enough to prevent an England defeat. He had picked up one wicket in each of the next three matches, with England winning all three games. He played in the first T20 international between the two sides, and finished with figures of 3-24.

He continued his role in the ODI side for the tour of South Africa, and again played every game in the series. He took figures of 1–43 in the first game, as England won by 39 runs on the DL Method. In the next game he took figures of 4–50 to help England to back to back wins. England lost the next three games of the series, although Topley performed well, taking figures of 2–39 in the fourth match of the series and 3–41 in the final match, which South Africa won by 5 wickets. He played in both T20 internationals, although he didn't take a wicket in either game.

He kept his place in the England side for the T20 World Cup, but was expensive in the first game against the West Indies, taking figures of 1–22 in 2.1 overs. He was expensive in the next match against South Africa, bowling two overs for 33 runs. He was replaced in the side byLiam Plunkettand did not play in the tournament again. Topley was part of that successful T20 squad that was defeated in the World Cup Final in India, but upon returning home was found to have a stress fracture in his back.

On 26 March 2021, Topley returned to the England starting XI in the second ODI against India at Pune. He took 2-50 from 8 overs. In October 2021, Topley was added to England's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cupas a travelling reserve.[21]

On 14 July 2022, in the second matchagainst India,Topley took his firstfive-wicket hauland thebest bowling figures for Englandin an ODI match with 6 for 24.[22]

In May 2024, he was named in England’s squad for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cuptournament.[23]

References

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  1. ^"Reece Topley – England".ESPN.Retrieved17 January2018.
  2. ^"Player profile: Reece Topley".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved26 August2011.
  3. ^Davies, Gareth A. (2 June 2009)."Don Topley's son hospitalised after being floored by Kevin Pietersen drive".The Daily Telegraph.London.Retrieved26 August2011.
  4. ^ab"First-Class Matches played by Reece Topley".CricketArchive.Retrieved26 August2011.
  5. ^"Essex v Kent, 2011 County Championship".CricketArchive.Retrieved26 August2011.
  6. ^"Middlesex v Essex, 2011 County Championship".CricketArchive.Retrieved26 August2011.
  7. ^ab"Reece Topley signs one-year Essex contract".ESPNcricinfo. 26 May 2011.Retrieved26 August2011.
  8. ^ab"List A Matches played by Reece Topley".CricketArchive.Retrieved26 August2011.
  9. ^"Essex v Unicorns, 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40".CricketArchive.Retrieved26 August2011.
  10. ^"Topley called up by England Under-19".ESPNcricinfo. 24 June 2011.Retrieved26 August2011.
  11. ^"Fast-Bowler Reece Topley to Join Hampshire".Hampshire County Cricket Club. 1 September 2015.Retrieved1 September2015.
  12. ^"The Hundred 2021 – full squad lists".BBC Sport.Retrieved28 February2022.
  13. ^"Franchises finalise squad for HBL PSL 2022".Pakistan Cricket Board.10 January 2014.Retrieved12 December2021.
  14. ^"The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed".BBC Sport.Retrieved5 April2022.
  15. ^Quint (23 December 2022)."IPL Auction 2023: Reece Topley Bagged by RCB for Rs 1.90 Crore".TheQuint.Retrieved25 December2022.
  16. ^Howson, Nick."Reece Topley suffers shoulder scare as IPL injury list grows".thecricketer.Retrieved11 July2023.
  17. ^"Kate Cross, Reece Topley, Tom Banton and Georgia Wareham join Northern Superchargers in The Hundred Draft".mynewsdesk.23 March 2023.Retrieved6 August2023.
  18. ^Will Jacks and Reece Topley are heading back home for international duties | IPL 2024.Retrieved13 May2024– via YouTube.
  19. ^"Australia tour of England and Ireland, Only T20I: England v Australia at Cardiff, Aug 31, 2015".ESPNcricinfo. 31 August 2015.Retrieved31 August2015.
  20. ^"Australia tour of England and Ireland, 5th ODI: England v Australia at Manchester, Sep 13, 2015".ESPNcricinfo. 13 September 2015.Retrieved13 September2015.
  21. ^"Sam Curran ruled out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup".England and Wales Cricket Board.Retrieved5 October2021.
  22. ^"England v India: Reece Topley takes 6-24 as hosts level series".BBC Sport.Retrieved14 July2022.
  23. ^"England's Squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024".ScoreWaves.Retrieved11 June2024.
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