Max Arthur Bryant (born 10 March 1999) is an Australian

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er. He made his List A debut for

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in the

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on 27 September 2017.

Early life

Bryant was born in

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and raised 15km south of the

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border in

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. He grew up playing cricket and rugby league for

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in the Gold Coast competition. Due to its close proximity and population difference, most sports teams based in the north-eastern

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region of New South Wales fall under the jurisdiction of neighbouring

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sporting administrations. State representation differs between sports and this was evidenced when Bryant played for New South Wales in rugby league and Queensland in cricket. At the age of seven, he moved to

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for three years before relocating to the

. Upon return, Bryant began playing

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for the Gold Coast Dolphins where he made his first grade debut at the age of 16 in December 2015. and attended St Joseph's College throughout his teenage years. He continued to play rugby league as a teenager and was offered a three-year developmental contract with the

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but gave the sport away at the age of 17 to focus on cricket.

Domestic career

Bryant was in the

squad for the

. He made his List A debut in Cricket Australia XI's victory over

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, but he only scored one run and did not bowl. He played again in their second match, top-scoring for the side with 60 runs against

in a losing effort. He registered his highest score for the tournament against

, reaching 89 runs off just 61 balls, also in a loss. His form was good enough that he did not miss a match for Cricket Australia XI and finished the tournament with a total of 168 runs with a strike rate over 100. He made his

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debut for

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in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 19 December 2018. He made his first-class debut on 24 February 2020, for Queensland in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season.

International career

In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bryant, Max 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland Australian cricketers Brisbane Heat cricketers Cricket Australia XI cricketers Queensland cricketers