Riley Meredith (born 21 June 1996) is an Australian Cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler from Tasmania who can consistently bowl at a pace above 140kph.
| Bio | |
| Full Name | Riley Meredith |
| Nickname | Riz |
| Born | 21st June 1996 (27 years) |
| Birth Place | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Playing Role | Bowler |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Batting Style | Left Handed Bat |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | 6’ 1” |
| Career Info | |
| Teams | Australia XI,
Australia International Cricket Tasmania, Hobart Hurricanes Punjab Kings (IPL 2021) Mumbai Indian (IPL 2022) |
| Debut | List A debut – for Cricket Australia XI against Pakistan in January 2017.
First-class debut – 2017-18 Sheffield Shield Season for Tasmania in November 2017. T20 debut – 2017-18 Big Bash League Season for Hobart Hurricanes in February 2018 ODI debut – He made his ODI debut on 22 July 2021 against the West Indies team T20I debut – he made his debut in T20 International cricket debut against the New Zealand team on 3 March 2021 |
| Local Club | Clarence |
| Favorite Things | |
| Cricket Idol | Brett Lee |
Riley Meredith biography: Australian fast bowler Riley Meredith was born on June 21, 1996, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, his full name is Riley Patrick Meredith. And he is mainly known for playing Australia domestic cricket, international cricket, and T20 franchise cricket.
Riley Meredith Family
On the other hand, if we talk about his family, then his father’s name is Morgan Meredith, while no information about his mother’s name has been shared on the internet yet, while his brother’s name is Daniel Meredith.
Riley Meredith’s ways of playing cricket
He plays as a medium-fast bowler in his team and his bowling style is Right-arm Fast, and Riley Meredith’s bowling speed is 140+.
Riley Meredith’s Cricket Career
He started playing cricket professionally in the year 2017 while his selection in international cricket has been done in the year 2021, so let’s see his cricket career & debut.
First-Class Cricket Debut
He made his first-class debut on 13 November 2017 against the Victoria team, and Meredith has played 21 matches in first-class cricket so far, in which he has taken 58 wickets by giving runs at an economy of 3.62.
List A debut
He made his List A debut on 10 January 2017 playing against the Pakistanis team and has played 24 List A cricket matches so far, taking 33 wickets conceding runs at an economy of five.
T20 debut
He made his debut in T20 cricket on 1 February 2018 against the Scorchers team and has played 56 matches in the shortest format so far, in which he has taken 72 wickets by giving runs at an economy of 8.34.
International cricket debut
He has made his debut in international cricket with short format cricket ie T20 cricket in the year 2021, so let’s see ‘Riley Meredith’s International Cricket Career’
ODI debut
He made his ODI debut on 22 July 2021 against the West Indies team and has played only one ODI international cricket match so far.
T20I debut
At the same time, he made his debut in T20 International cricket playing against the New Zealand team on 3 March 2021, and he has got a chance to play only 5 T20 cricket matches so far in which he has taken 8 wickets by giving runs at an economy of 9.98.
T20s Franchise Cricket
At the same time, he made his debut in T20 franchise cricket with the Big Base League on 1 February 2018 and was part of the Hobart Hurricanes team in the BBL.
At the same time, he made his debut in the Indian Premier League with the Punjab King team in the year 2021, and he played his IPL debut match on 12 April 2021 against the Rajasthan Royal team, in which he took one wicket for 49 runs in 4 overs.
Riley Meredith IPL 2022
After that, he was released by Punjab Kings, and then he was included in the Mumbai Indians in IPL Mega Auction 2022 by giving him eight crores and he is currently part of the Mumbai Indians team in IPL 2022.
Riley Meredith Cricket stats
He has been playing international cricket since March 2021 with the Australia team, and he has taken many wickets for the Australia International team, so let’s see his ‘Riley Meredith stats‘.
| Formats | ODI | T20I | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Innings | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Runs | 36 | 188 | 234 |
| Wickets | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| BB | 0/36 | 3/48 | 2/40 |
| Econ | 7.20 | 9.98 | 9.36 |
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