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Nathan Ellis
Personal information
Born (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30)
Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 235)29 March 2022 v Pakistan
Last ODI17 September 2023 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.12
T20I debut (cap 98)6 August 2021 v Bangladesh
Last T20I14 November 2024 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.12
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentHobart Hurricanes (squad no. 72)
2019–presentTasmania
2021–presentPunjab Kings
2022–2023Hampshire
2022–presentLondon Spirit
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 8 18 10 27
Runs scored 63 17 205 210
Batting average 21.00 5.66 19.09 10.09
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 18 11* 41 31
Balls bowled 384 384 2,156 1,259
Wickets 10 31 42 38
Bowling average 38.20 15.83 29.33 30.10
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/13 4/28 6/43 5/38
Catches/stumpings 2/– 6/– 3/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 November 2024

Nathan Trevor Ellis (born 22 September 1994) is an Australian cricketer. He made his international debut for the Australia cricket team in August 2021.[1] He made history when he became the first cricketer to take a hat-trick on his debut in a Twenty20 International (T20I) match.[2]

Career

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In September 2018, Ellis was named in the Hobart Hurricanes' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Hobart Hurricanes in the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy on 5 October 2018.[4] He made his List A debut for Tasmania, on 23 September 2019, in the 2019–20 Marsh One-Day Cup.[5] He made his first-class debut on 24 February 2020, for Tasmania in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season.[6]

In June 2021, Ellis was named as a travelling reserve player for Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Bangladesh. Prior to the tour, Ellis was moved up to Australia's full squad, covering for Riley Meredith.[7]

Ellis made his T20I debut on 6 August 2021, for Australia against Bangladesh.[8] In the match, Ellis took a hat-trick,[9] to become the first cricketer to take a hat-trick on debut in a T20I match.[10] He became the third Australian cricketer to achieve a hat-trick in a T20 International, after Brett Lee and Ashton Agar.[11] Later the same month, Ellis was named as one of three players as injury cover in Australia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[12]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Punjab Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[13] Later the same month, Ellis was named in Australia's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour of Pakistan.[14] He made his ODI debut on 29 March 2022, for Australia against Pakistan.[15]

In March 2022, Ellis was signed by the Hampshire Hawks for the 2022 Vitality Blast season in England.[16]

Ellis was retained by the Punjab Kings for both the 2023 and 2024 IPL seasons. He became a key player for the Kings in the 2023 season, playing in 10 matches and taking 13 wickets including his best figures in an IPL match of 4 for 30 against Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural IPL match played at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati.

In May 2024, he was named in Australia’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Nathan Ellis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Nathan Ellis: Australia bowler takes hat-trick on debut against Bangladesh". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Hurricanes announce Abu Dhabi T20 squad". Hobart Hurricanes. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ^ "3rd Match, Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy at Abu Dhabi, Oct 5 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  5. ^ "3rd Match, The Marsh Cup at Perth, Sep 23 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. ^ "23rd Match, Marsh Sheffield Shield at Hobart, Feb 24-27 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. ^ "All you need to know for Aussies' tour of Bangladesh". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ^ "3rd T20I (N), Dhaka, Aug 6 2021, Australia tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Ellis hat-trick restricts Tigers to 127-8". New Age Bangladesh. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ^ "BD vs AUS: Ellis bags hattrick on debut, Bangladesh need to defend 127 runs to seal the series". The Business Standard. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Nathan Ellis hat-trick in vain as Australia suffers maiden T20 International series loss to Bangladesh". Sporting News. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Josh Inglis earns call-up and key names return in Australia's T20 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  13. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Australia's Test quicks and David Warner rested from Pakistan limited-overs matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  15. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Lahore, Mar 29 2022, Australia tour of Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Hampshire sign Australia quick Nathan Ellis for T20 Blast". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Australia's squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024 Updates". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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