Zak Crawley (born 3 February 1998) is an English professional

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. He plays

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, having also played

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s for a short period. Crawley is a top-order batsman who has been described as "very strong" technicallyDobell G (2019
'Signs are good' for prospective England debutant Zak Crawley - Paul Collingwood

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, 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2019-11-28. and as a "natural stroke maker".

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Zak Crawley's mammoth century puts England in early control of third Test
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'', 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21. He made his international debut for England in November 2019 in the second Test match of England's tour of New Zealand. Following a score of 267 runs in 2020, he was named as one of the

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in the 2021 edition of the almanack.

Early life

Crawley was born in

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, char ...

in south-east London and was educated at

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;Zak Crawley

. Retrieved 2017-05-17.Greenslade N (2020
Zak Crawley and Ben Earl: The schoolmates who have risen to the top together
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'', 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2020-08-21. his father Terry is a retired

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futures trader who had begun his working life as a carpet fitter, before becoming one of Britain's highest paid men and making the

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following his change of profession.de Lisle T (2021
Zak Crawley: All the nets I’d done, all the times I’d gone on my own to hit some balls – it all seemed worth it
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'' online, 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-12-20.Ehantharajah V (2022
Smothered by England's unwavering support, Zak Crawley is running out of ways to fail

, 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-07-03. Crawley has represented Kent from under-11 level onwards, is a graduate of the Kent Cricket Academy and played club cricket for Holmesdale Cricket Club, Knockholt Cricket Club and

Sevenoaks Vine The Vine Cricket Ground, also known as Sevenoaks Vine, is one of the oldest cricket venues in England. It was given to the town of Sevenoaks in Kent in 1773 by John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset (1745–1799) and owner of nearby Knole ...

.Kent Cricket hand young batsman Zak Crawley long-term contract extension
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'', 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-10-25. He made his Second XI debut for the county in

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aged 15''Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017'', p.26,

, 2017.Reigate Priory have a number of new faces on show in Sevenoaks friendly
''Surrey Mirror'', 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2017-05-17. and signed his first professional contract with the club at the end of the 2015 season during which he had become a regular Second XI player and was selected for the England Elite Player Development for London programme.Zak Crawley signs first professional contract with Kent

, 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2017-05-17.Sealey L (2015
Bromley-born batsman Zak Crawley signs first professional contract with Kent
''News Shopper'', 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2017-05-17.Teenage batsman Zak Crawley signs first professional contract
''Kent News'', 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2017-05-17. During the 2016–17 English winter Crawley played

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for Wembley Districts.Zak Crawley scores 4th fifty in Australia

, 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-05-17.

Cricket career

Crawley made his senior debut for Kent in the 2017 Royal London Cup against

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on 17 May 2017.Essex top group to secure semi-final berth

, 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-18. He made his first-class debut for Kent against the touring West Indians on 6 August 2017 during the 166th

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, scoring 62 runs in his debut first-class innings before going on to make his

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debut for the county at the end of the same month.Dickson dominates before West Indies hit back late

, 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-09.Radford hails workout for batsmen

, 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-09. After playing in four Championship matches for the county during the tail-end of the season he signed a contract extension with Kent in October 2017.Zak Crawley: Teenage Kent batsman signs contract extension

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. Retrieved 2017-10-25.Pyman T (2017
Promising batsman Zak Crawley signs contract extension at Kent
''Kent News'', 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-11-01. Crawley was part of Kent squad for the 2017–18 Regional Super50 competition in the West Indies in early 2018. He scored his maiden

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half century in Kent's opening match of the competition against

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, scoring 60 runs as an opening batsman,Claydon takes career-best haul in tour opener

, 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-02-04.Crawley relishing Tour chance

, 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-04. before going on to score 99

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against the

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in the county's third match of the tournament.Hurricanes go down to Kent by nine wickets
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'', 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-07. The match ended in controversial circumstances with the opposing Leeward Islands bowling wide balls in what was seen by some as an attempt to deny Crawley the opportunity to reach his century.Crawley left on 99* in controversial finish as Kent ease to victory

, 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-08. During the 2018 season Crawley became a regular in the Kent side, playing in all of the team's first-class matches as well as occasional limited overs games. He was Kent's third highest run scorer in the County Championship with 755 runs scored at an

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of 31.46 runs per innings.Fordham J (2018
Zak Crawley signs new contract with Kent
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'', 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05. After twice being dismissed in the 90s he scored his maiden first-class century in the final home match of the season, making 168 against

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in SeptemberZak Crawley overcomes his 90s nerves with maiden century

, 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.County Championship: Zak Crawley pushes Kent to promotion brink

, 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19. and signed a contract extension at the end of the season before playing New South Wales Grade cricket during the 2018/19 winter.Turbervill H (2019
Zak Crawley and the pursuit of three figures: "I have always thought 99 is as good as 100"
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'' (online). Retrieved 2019-03-30. Playing for Sydney Cricket Club, he set a new record for the fastest century scored in the competition, making 100 from 42 balls in the T20 Cup against

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.Gavin D (2018
Crawley scores fastest century in Premier Cricket
Cricket NSW, 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2019-03-30. Crawley was drafted by London Spirit for the inaugural season of The Hundred, but only featured once, scoring 64 as an opening batsman in a loss to

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. Crawley was retained by the

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-based side for the 2022 season. He played for

Hobart Hurricanes The Hobart Hurricanes are an Australian professional men's T20 franchise cricket team based in Tasmania, Australia. They compete in Australia's domestic T20 cricket competition known as the Big Bash League, which is a league where many in ...

in the 2022–23 Big Bash League, scoring a half-century on debut in his first appearance in an overseas franchise league.Ammon E (2023
Zak Crawley’s Hobart heroics outshone in record run chase
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'', 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-01-07. Howson N (2022
Zak Crawley signed up as overseas replacement by Hobart Hurricanes
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'' (online), 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-01-07.

International call-up

Although

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less than 35 runs per innings in county cricket in 2018 and 2019, Crawley was seen as a potential international batsman.Who is England’s Zak Crawley?
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online'', 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2020-08-32.Wigmore T (2020
Poor first-class average but made for Test cricket? Zak Crawley shows he can learn on the job
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'', 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-08-21. Following a series of good batting performances at the start of the 2019 season, including scoring two centuries, Crawley made his England Lions debut in a four-day match against an Australian XI in July at Canterbury, the first time he had played for any England side.Hogwood C (2019
Kent opener Zak Crawley called up by England Lions
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'', 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-12.Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley in England Lions squad to face Australia A

, 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-10. He scored 820 County Championship runs during the season and, in September 2019, was named in the

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squad for their 2019/20 tour of New Zealand, one of four uncapped players included in the squad for the tour.Barstow dropped from England Test squad for New Zealand series

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, 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-09-23.A closer look at England’s Test newcomers
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'', 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-09-24. After scoring a century in a warm-up match,Charlesworth D (2019
Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley score centuries in England warm-up against New Zealand
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'', 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-28.Martin A (2019
England's Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley record debut centuries in tour match
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'', 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-28. Crawley was brought into the team for the second Test following an injury to

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, making his debut at

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on 29 November aged 21.England in New Zealand: Zak Crawley makes debut & Ollie Pope keeps

, 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2019-11-28. After scoring only one run on debut, batting at number 6, he was retained in the squad for the

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in December and January. Following an injury to opening batsman

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, Crawley made his second Test appearance in the second Test against

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, this time opening the batting. His "excellent temperament" Berry S (2020
South Africa vs England second Test player ratings: Ben Stokes shines yet again as tourists hit form
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'', 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-01-08. and "unflustered" approach were praised as was his bravery against short-pitched bowling,Currie D (2020
Zak Crawley's confident Test opening for England hints at promise to come

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, 2020-01-05. Retrieved 2020-01-05. although some technical issues with his batting were also commented on. He made scores of 4 and 25 in the match, but also took two "vital" catches during the final innings of the match.

(2020
Zak Crawley catching the eye for England in the field after promotion
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'', 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-09.Ehantharajah V (2020
England’s Zak Crawley enjoying fighting fire with fire in Test match cauldron
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'', 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-09. He went on to play in the remaining two matches of the series, scoring his first Test half-century in the final match.Zak Crawley: England opener signs new Kent contract until 2022

, 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-03-05.

International arrival in 2020

Crawley signed a three-year contract extension with Kent in March 2020. In May, he was named in a group of 55 players to begin training ahead of international fixtures during the

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and in June was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies. He played in the first two Tests of the summer, scoring 76 in the second innings of the first Test to increase his Test match highest score, before playing in the second Test against Pakistan in August, scoring a half-century in a rain-affected match. He went on to make his maiden Test century in the following match, his eighth Test match, scoring 171

on the first day, passing his previous best first-class score in the process.Shemilt S (2020
England v Pakistan: Zak Crawley hits maiden Test century

, 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21.Shemilt S (2020
England v Pakistan: Zak Crawley shines bright in making maiden Test century

, 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21. On the second day of the match, Crawley went on to score 267 runs before being

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, an innings which included a new England fifth wicket record partnership of 359 runs with

. Crawley's 267 became the second-highest maiden century scored by an England batsman in Test cricket, behind R. E. Foster's 287, and he became the third-youngest double centurion for England.Seervi B (2020
Zak Crawley's 267 second-highest maiden century by an England batsman

, 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2020-08-23 Crawley's performances during 2020 led to him being named as one of the

in the 2021 edition of the almanack.Ben Stokes: Wisden name England all-rounder leading cricketer in world again

, 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-15.

Inconsistent international form in 2021 and 2022

The following winter, Crawley was selected for the England tours of

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and

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.Dobell G (2021
Zak Crawley out to prove he is no 'one-hit wonder' in Sri Lanka after epic 267 against Pakistan

, 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-01-23.India v England: Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer return to Joe Root's squad for first two Tests in Ahmedabad

, 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-23. In the lead up to the Indian series, he sprained his wrist after slipping while exiting the dressing room and missed the first two matches.India v England: Zak Crawley out of first two Tests with sprained wrist Last updated on

, 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-24. He returned to the side for the third Test, top-scoring with 53 runs in England's first inningsShemilt S (2021
India v England: Axar Patel takes 6-38 as tourists fold for 112

, 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-02-24. before playing in the home series against New Zealand. His batting in the series included three innings of fewer than five runs and was described as a "torrid time", with his best innings a score of 17 runs.Henry M (2017
England v Pakistan: Ben Stokes to captain as hosts name 18 players in new squad

, 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-09. Following the forced isolation of most of the England

(ODI) squad after a

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outbreak, Crawley was named in the revised squad for their series against the touring Pakistanis in July 2021.England ODI squad forced to self-isolate after positive Covid-19 tests

, 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-09. He made his ODI debut in the first match of the series, scoring an unbeaten half-century.Dobell G (2021
England showcase strength in depth as Saqib Mahmood blows Pakistan away

, 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-07-09. In Test matches, however, Crawley's form with the bat remained poor in 2021, and his 16 innings during the year saw 11 single-figure scores and a Test batting average for the year of 10.81.Miller A (2022
Zak Crawley makes his mark to begin his repayment of the faith

, 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-04-18.Zak Crawley vows to turn form around and eyes hundred in Sydney Test
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'', 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-04-18. He lost his place in the team during the summer, but his central contract was renewed and he was retained in the squad for the

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in Australia.Martin A (2021
Zak Crawley poised for England recall in Ashes Boxing Day Test
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'', 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-04-18.Ashes: England name strong squad for Test tour to Australia

, 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2022-04-18. He was recalled to the team for the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne, the third of the series, after England had batted poorly in the first matches of the tour, although he scored poorly in the match.McGlashan A (2022
'Just not fearing them' - Zak Crawley's plan to succeed against Australia quicks

, 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-04-18. A score of 77 runs from 100 balls in the fourth Test saw him retain his place for the remainder of the five-match series,Burnton S (2022
Zak Crawley aims to put 2021 failures behind him after ‘fun’ Ashes innings
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'', 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-04-18.Zak Crawley blames county pitches for England's batting woes during Ashes

, 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-04-18. and he was selected to tour the West Indies in early 2022. Crawley scored his second Test century during the first match of the West Indies tour, and his innings of 121 saw

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describe him as "a magnificent player".Martin A (2022
Zak Crawley lives up to Viv Richards’ praise to wrest control from West Indies
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'', 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-04-18.Henry M (2022
England in West Indies: Spirited tourists have to settle for draw in first Test

, 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-04-18. His performances in the other two matches of the series, however, led to critics questioning his shot selection, especially outside off stump, with the perception that he needed to address his tendency to be out playing an off drive, particularly when the ball is swinging.Agnew J (2022
England in West Indies: Tourists' series defeat feels like the end of an era

, 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-04-18.Berry S (2022
Grenada was not the pitch for Zak Crawley's dangerous driving and it cost England again
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'', 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-04-18. Nick Compton: Zak Crawley will struggle against quality attacks unless he works on his defence
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online'', 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-04-18. After being selected in the Test match squad for England's tour of Pakistan in late 2022―the side's first Test match tour of Pakistan since 2005―Miller A (2022
England in Pakistan: A history of controversy

, 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-01-07. Crawley opened the batting in the first match of the series. He was one of four England batsmen to score a century in their first innings, and came close to becoming the first England player to score a century before lunch on the first day of a Test match.Baynes V (2022
Crawley, Duckett, Pope, Brook centuries in record-breaking romp

, 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-01-07. He scored rapidly on a "very flat pitch",Rawalpindi pitch earns second 'below average' rating of 2022

, 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2022-01-07. making 122 runs and reaching his century in 86 balls, setting a record for the fastest century by an England Test opener.Ehantharajah V (2022
Rawalpindi opening gambit suggests Crawley-Duckett partnership may stay the course

, 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-01-07. He scored a half-century in similar style in England's second inningsEhantharajah V (2022
England stay true to their word on changing the face of Test cricket

, 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-01-07. and played in each of the remaining matches in the series.

References

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