Angus Alexander Patrick Atkinson (born 19 January 1998) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Surrey and England.[2] He is a right-arm fast bowler and batsman.
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| Full name | Angus Alexander Patrick Atkinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1998 Chelsea, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Henry Norris (great-great-grandfather)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 714) | 10 July 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 28 November 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 270) | 8 September 2023 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 December 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 101) | 1 September 2023 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 16 December 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020–present | Surrey (squad no. 37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Southern Brave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Oval Invincibles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editAtkinson was educated at Northcote Lodge, a preparatory school in Wandsworth, London, and Bradfield College, an independent school in Berkshire, England.[3][4] He has an older sister and younger brother.[1] His mother, Caroline, died at the age of 55 in December 2020 as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident, for which the driver of the other vehicle involved was found responsible and given a prison sentence in 2024.[5]
Domestic career
editHe made his first-class debut on 8 August 2020, for Surrey in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut on 28 August 2020, for Surrey in the 2020 t20 Blast.[7] He made his List A debut on 22 July 2021, for Surrey in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[8]
In April 2022, he was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred. Atkinson was part of the Surrey team that won the 2022 County Championship. He was retained by the Oval Invincibles for the 2023 season of The Hundred.[9]
On 18 September 2023, Atkinson signed a new multi-year contract extension at Surrey.[10] In February 2024, it was announced that he had withdrawn from his £95,000 IPL contract with Kolkata Knight Riders after discussion with the England and Wales Cricket Board, who were keen to manage his workload.[11]
International career
editAtkinson got his first senior England call-up on 16 August 2023 for the ODI and T20I series against New Zealand.[12] He made his T20I debut on 1 September 2023 against New Zealand in the second T20I of the four match series. During that match he took figures of 4/20 which were the best by an England men's bowler on T20I debut.[13]
In September 2023, Atkinson was named in the England squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India.[14]
In December 2023, Atkinson received his first call-up to the England Test squad for their tour of India.[15] On 30 June 2024, Atkinson was named in the Test squad for the West Indies tour.[16][17] He made his debut in the first Test at Lord's on 10 July 2024, taking seven wickets in the first innings[18][19][20] and five in the second. His match figures of 12/106 were the best by an England debutant in 134 years as he made it onto the Lord's honours boards.[21][22][23]
He scored his maiden first-class century in the first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's on 30 August 2024, reaching his hundred off 103 balls.[24] In doing so, he became only the sixth player to have taken five wickets in an innings, ten wickets in a match, and scored a century at the ground.[25][26] In terms of deliveries faced, the latter was also the sixth fastest there in Test history.[27] He went on to take five wickets in Sri Lanka's second innings, becoming only the third England player (the first since Ian Botham in 1984) to achieve this and score a hundred in the same Test match.[28]
Atkinson was named England player of the year at the 2024 Cricket Writers' Club Awards.[29][30]
References
edit- ^ a b Wigmore, Tim (17 July 2024). "How Gus Atkinson overcame death of mother to become England's new star". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Gus Atkinson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Record Breaking England Test Debut for 'Old Lodger' Gus Atkinson!". Broomwood. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Old Bradfieldians star in County Cricket". Bradfield College. October 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Hoult, Nick (4 September 2024). "The fight for justice". Sport. The Daily Telegraph. No. 52663. London. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 4 September 2024. (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).
- ^ "South Group, Chelmsford, Aug 8-11 2020, Bob Willis Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "South Group, Hove, Aug 28 2020, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Scarborough, Jul 22 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Oval Invincibles 2023 Squad". The Hundred. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Surrey trio pen new contracts". Surrey County Cricket Club. London. 18 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "England quick withdraws from his IPL contract". Lancashire Evening Post. 20 February 2024. p. 34.
- ^ "First England call up for Atkinson". Surrey County Cricket Club. London. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Gardner, Alan (1 September 2023). "Atkinson four-for condemns New Zealand after Bairstow, Brook tee off". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "England squad for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup finalised". ECB. London. 17 September 2023.
- ^ "England Men's squad for tour of India". ECB. London. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Gardner, Alan (30 June 2024). "Jamie Smith, Dillon Pennington win first England Test call-ups". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Squad announced for England Men's first two Test matches versus West Indies". ECB. London. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Dollard, Rory (10 July 2024). "Gus Atkinson upstages retiring James Anderson as England skittle West Indies". The Independent. London. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "England debutant Gus Atkinson almost breaks 128-year record as he rips through West Indies". The Metro. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Shemilt, Stephan (10 July 2024). "Atkinson's seven puts England on top against Windies". BBC Sport. London. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Shemilt, Stephan (12 July 2024). "Anderson ends England career in win over Windies". BBC Sport. London. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Gardner, Alan (12 July 2024). "Anderson bows out with 704 as Atkinson's 12 helps England rout WI on day three". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Debutant Atkinson delivers comprehensive win in Anderson's swansong". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Miller, Andrew (30 August 2024). "Kamindu fights for Sri Lanka but England seize control after Atkinson hundred". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Burnton, Simon (31 August 2024). "Nerves, what nerves? Atkinson rattles to a place in Lord's history even quicker than Botham". Sport. The Guardian. London. p. 11. Retrieved 31 August 2024.(Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).
- ^ Wigmore, Tim (31 August 2024). "'Surreal' day puts Atkinson in elite club". Sport. The Daily Telegraph. No. 52660. London. pp. 1, 9.
- ^ Dobell, George (30 August 2024). "Gus Atkinson hundred offers England unanticipated options". The Cricketer. London. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Hoult, Nick (2 September 2024). "Atkinson sets up England for summer clean sweep". Sport. The Daily Telegraph. No. 52661. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 2 September 2024. (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).
- ^ "Atkinson & Ecclestone win Cricket Writers' Club awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Gus Atkinson wins Bob Willis Trophy after stunning Test summer". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2024.