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| Born | 31 May 2001 Subiaco, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023/24 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 3 October 2023 Western Australia v Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CricInfo, 5 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liam Haskett (born 31 May 2001) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Western Australia and Perth Scorchers. He is a left arm fast medium bowler and right handed bastsman. He made his First-class cricket debut on 3 October 2023 against Victoria. [1]
Career
Described as a tall left-arm quick capable of extracting significant bounce, [2] Haskett featured for Claremont-Nedlands in grade cricket and took 21 wickets at an average of 19.62 during the 2022-23 season, leading to a call up to the Western Australia second-XI. He was awarded a rookie contract with Western Australia in May 2023. [3]
Haskett was brought into the Western Australia match day squad for their opening fixture of the 2023-24 Sheffield Shield season, at home against Victoria. [4] He subsequently made his first-class debut in the match starting on 3 October 2023. [5] His maiden wicket in first class cricket was Travis Dean in the Victoria first innings. [6]
In December 2023 he was signed by Perth Scorchers ahead of the 2023-24 Big Bash League season. [7] In April 2024, he was upgraded from a rookie contract to a full contract with Western Australia. [8]
References
- ^ "3rd Match, Perth, October 04 - 07, 2023, Sheffield Shield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Lavalette, Tristan (3 October 2023). "Exciting quick Liam Haskett could debut as Western Australia look to bring the heat". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ McArdle, Jordan (2 May 2023). "Claremont-Nedlands quick Liam Haskett set for first WA Cricket contract after breakout Premier Cricket summer". The West Australian. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Barrett, Jackson (3 October 2023). "Fast bowlers Liam Haskett and Sam Greer in race to debut in Western Australia's Sheffield Shield season-opener". The West Australian. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Connolly denied Shield debut after boating mishap". Cricket.com.au. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Lavalette, Tristan (4 October 2023). "Aaron Hardie hits back for Western Australia after Will Pucovski's promising start". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Paynter, Jack (5 December 2023). "Scorchers shore up BBL13 credentials with rising pace star". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Paytner, Jack (20 April 2024). "Aussie white-ball stars drop off WA contract list". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 20 April 2024.