Kasey Aldridge

Kasey Luke Aldridge (born 24 December 2000) is an English cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut in July 2021, for Somerset on the third day of their 2021 County Championship match against Leicestershire as a substitute for Craig Overton following his international call-up.[2][3] Prior to his first-class debut, Aldridge was named in England's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4]

Kasey Aldridge
Personal information
Full name
Kasey Luke Aldridge
Born (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000
Bristol, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentSomerset (squad no. 5)
FC debut6 July 2021 Somerset v Leicestershire
LA debut25 July 2021 Somerset v Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 17 14 5
Runs scored 579 38 43
Batting average 27.57 5.42 –
100s/50s 1/3 0/0 0/0
Top score 101* 12 32*
Balls bowled 2,252 558 30
Wickets 39 19 0
Bowling average 40.07 31.05 –
5 wickets in innings 1 1 –
10 wickets in match 0 0 –
Best bowling 6/110 5/50 –
Catches/stumpings 10/– 6/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2023

Career

After attending Millfield School, Aldridge was already 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) when aged 17 he signed his first contract with Somerset, having played through all the age groups at the club and playing club cricket in Brislington and Weston-super-Mare.[5][6] Aldridge began representing England at under-19 level in 2019.[7]

On 8 June 2021, Aldridge took four wickets in four balls against Glamorgan Second XI dismissing David Lloyd and Marnus Labuschagne with the last two balls of one over, and then dismissing Chris Cooke and Kiran Carlson with his first two of his next over in the Somerset Second XI game at Taunton Vale.[8] He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021, for Somerset in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[9] He made his Twenty20 debut on 27 May 2022, for Somerset against the Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI during their tour of England.[10]

References
  1. "Kasey Aldridge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. "Group 2, Taunton, Jul 4 - 7 2021, County Championship". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. "Kasey set to make his Somerset debut". Somerset County Cricket Club. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. "England squad named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. "Kasey Aldridge joins the Academy". Somerset County Cricket Club. 4 October 2018.
  6. "Kasey Aldridge signs for Weston". Weston super Mare Cricket Club.
  7. "Somerset youngster Kasey Aldridge signs two-year contract". The Cricketer.
  8. "Second XI T20: Four in four for Kasey not enough for Somerset - Somerset County Cricket Club".
  9. "Group 1 (D/N), Taunton, Jul 25 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  10. "Taunton, May 27, 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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