Callum Vidler

Callum Vidler

Personal information
Full name	Callum Andrew Vidler
Born	(2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 19)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2023/24	Queensland (squad no. 98)
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 1 Runs scored 0 Batting average – 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 0* Balls bowled 116 Wickets 5 Bowling average 17.60 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/38 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 March 2024

Callum Andrew Vidler (born 14 October 2005) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Queensland. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm pace bowler.

Early life

Vidler attended Brisbane Grammar School.[1] He plays club cricket for Valley District Cricket Club.[2] With Queensland, he reached the final of the Under-19 Male National Cricket Championship in December 2023.[3]

Domestic Career

A right-arm pace bowler, his bowling has been recorded at a speed of over 140kph.[4] He was signed by Brisbane Heat as in December 2023 during the 2023–24 Big Bash League season.[5][6] In February 2024, he was included in the Queensland cricket team first team squad in the Sheffield Shield.[7] He made his first-class debut for Queensland against New South Wales, on 11 March 2024 in Sheffield Shield season.[8] He signed a full-time contract with Queensland in April 2024.[9]

International career

He was the leading wicket taker for Australia in the U19 Ashes in 2023.[5] He was also the leading wicket taker for Australia as they won the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, his haul including 4-29 against England U19 as he finished with 14 wickets at an average of 11.71.[10][11] He was selected for ESPNcricinfo's Team of the Tournament.[12]

References

1. "Top Queensland school cricket players revealed for 2023". Courier Mail. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
2. Horne, Ben (13 February 2024). "Under 19 World Cup win a sneak peek at the next generation of Australian men's cricketing stars". The Australian. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
3. "Under-19 Male National Cricket Championships: All the action from every day here". Herald Sun. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
4. "Vidler's need for speed puts Pakistan in his sights". Cricket.com.au. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
5. Savage, Nic (13 February 2024). "Meet Callum Vidler, the teenage tearaway whose 'mind games' helped Australia reach the Under-19 Cricket World Cup final". Foxsports. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
6. "Young Quick Joins Heat Squad". Brisbane Heat. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
7. "Cameron Green and Marnus Labuschagne among Test players set for Sheffield Shield practice". News.com.au. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
8. "30th Match, Brisbane, March 11 - 14, 2024, Sheffield Shield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
9. Paynter, Jack (18 April 2024). "Aussie U19 world champions rewarded with Bulls contracts". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
10. "Vidler keeping hungry after dream start at U19 World Cup". Cricket.com.au. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
11. McGlashlan, Andrew (12 February 2024). "Is this the next batch of Australia's golden generation?". espncricinfo.
12. "ESPNcricinfo's Team of the Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

External links

• Callum Vidler at ESPNcricinfo