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| Born | 17 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left arm off break | ||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||
| debut | 24 July 2024 Warwickshire v Essex | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Theo Owen Wylie (born 17 January 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and the England national under-19 cricket team. He is a right handed batsman and left arm orthodox spin bowler.
Early life
[edit]From Rugeley, he attended Shrewsbury School and scored an unbeaten century as they defeated Manchester Grammar School in June 2023, to win the U17 National Boys Cup.[1] He played club cricket for Moddershall & Oulton, and played for Shifnal in the Birmingham League Premier Division Two in 2023, and also made his debut for minor counties side Shropshire County Cricket Club that summer.[2]
Domestic career
[edit]A spinning all-rounder,[3] he started his junior career as a left-arm fast bowler and a lower middle order batsman but following an injury started to open the batting and adapted to left arm spin bowling.[4]
He joined the academy of Warwickshire County Cricket Club in July 2023.[5] In July 2024, he signed a two-year professional contract with the county.[6] He made his One-Day Cup debut on 24 July 2024 against Essex.[7]
International career
[edit]An England U19 international, he scored 150 against the Australia national under-19 cricket team,[8] and followed that up with a century against Ireland U19 in the summer of 2023.[9] He was named in the England team for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wylie whacks a wonder ton". The Cricket Paper. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Youll, Russell (1 September 2023). "Staffordshire's Theo Wylie displays talent with ball as well as bat for England". Express and Star. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Ballinger, David. "Trio of Shropshire Students get Bunbury call up". Shropshire Cricket Board.
- ^ Westbury, Ollie (31 October 2023). "Rugeley rising star Theo Wylie has World Cup in his sights". Express and Star. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Wylie and Dandy join Warwickshire Academy". Edgebaston.com. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "England U19 pair sign Warwickshire pro deals". BBC Sport. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Ed Barnard cracks 173 as Warwickshire outgun Essex at Chelmsford". espncricinfo. 24 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|DUPLICATE_date=ignored (help) - ^ "Theo Wylie stars with 150 against Oz". Shropshire Star. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Youll, Russell (13 October 2023). "Shrewsbury School starlet Theo earns England call-up". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Theo Wylie joined in World Cup squad by Smethwick duo". Shropshire Star. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.