Lloyd Pope (born 1 December 1999) is an Australian

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er who currently represents

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. In August 2017, he was offered a rookie contract with

. In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the

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. On 23 January 2018, in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Pope took figures of 8/35 in Australia's quarter-final match against

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. These were the best bowling figures in the history of the

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. He was the leading wicket-taker for Australia in the tournament, with eleven dismissals. He made his first-class debut for South Australia in the

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on 16 October 2018. Later the same month, in his second first-class match, he took seven wickets for 87 runs in the first innings against

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. In doing so, he became the youngest bowler to take a seven-wicket haul in the Sheffield Shield. He made his

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debut for Sydney Sixers in the

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on 22 December 2018. He made his

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debut for South Australia, on 26 September 2019, in the

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. Pope was part of the Sydney Sixers title-winning squad in the 2019-20 Big Bash League season, playing eight matches over the season and taking 10 wickets. On 10 October 2020, in the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield, Pope became the first

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ner in 50 years to take a

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on the opening day of a Sheffield Shield season. Pope is also well renowned for his hair, becoming a

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of Australian cricket due to his “flowing red hair”.

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SACA Player Profile

Sydney Sixers Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pope, Lloyd 1999 births Living people Australian cricketers South Australia cricketers Sydney Sixers cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)