Joshua Kendall Lalor (born 2 November 1987) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales and Melbourne Renegades.

Josh Lalor
Personal information
Full name
Joshua Kendall Lalor
Born (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 36)
Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–2015/16New South Wales
2011/12Perth Scorchers
2012/13–2013/14Sydney Sixers (squad no. 2)
2014/15Sydney Thunder (squad no. 2)
2015/16–2019/20Brisbane Heat (squad no. 2)
2016/17Cricket Australia XI
2020/21Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 11)
FC debut25 November 2011 New South Wales v Western Australia
Last FC6 November 2015 New South Wales v Victoria
LA debut20 November 2011 New South Wales v Queensland
Last LA6 October 2014 New South Wales v Queensland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 9 7 65
Runs scored 94 45 140
Batting average 13.42 22.50 7.77
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 29* 26 14
Balls bowled 1,403 408 1,318
Wickets 22 5 66
Bowling average 35.81 79.20 27.96
5 wickets in innings 1 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/97 2/60 5/26
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 20/–
Source: CricInfo, 22 October 2022

Lalor, who has Aboriginal Australian ancestry, was born in Mount Druitt, New South Wales. He is a marketing graduate of the University of Western Sydney.[1][2]

Playing career edit

Lalor made his debut for New South Wales in a List A match on 20 November 2011, making his first-class debut five days later.[3][4] In the T20 Big Bash League, Lalor has represented five different teams including the Perth Scorchers,[5] the Sydney Sixers,[6] the Sydney Thunder,[7] and the Brisbane Heat. During the 2018–19 Big Bash League season, while playing for the Heat, Lalor took a hat trick against the Perth Scorchers on 1 February 2019.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Lane, Daniel (25 November 2012). "Lalor proud to be part of indigenous revolution". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Josh Lalor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played by Josh Lalor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Josh Lalor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Scorchers keep faith in Big Bash stars". ABC News. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ Tarbert, Kristine (10 January 2014). "Josh Lalor in top form as Sydney Sixers face Perth Scorchers at the SCG in Big Bash". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  7. ^ Tarbert, Kristine (2 February 2015). "Josh Lalor says Sydney Thunder have solid foundations for next Big Bash". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  8. ^ Lavalette, Tristan (1 February 2019). "Heat stay alive after Lynn fifty, Lalor hat-trick". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 17 February 2019.