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]
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| Full name | Kasey Luke Aldridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 December 2000 Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021–present | Somerset (squad no. 5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 6 July 2021 Somerset v Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 25 July 2021 Somerset v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
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 edit
- ^ "Kasey Aldridge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Group 2, Taunton, Jul 4 - 7 2021, County Championship". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Kasey set to make his Somerset debut". Somerset County Cricket Club. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "England squad named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Kasey Aldridge joins the Academy". Somerset County Cricket Club. 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Kasey Aldridge signs for Weston". Weston super Mare Cricket Club.
- ^ "Somerset youngster Kasey Aldridge signs two-year contract". The Cricketer.
- ^ "Second XI T20: Four in four for Kasey not enough for Somerset - Somerset County Cricket Club".
- ^ "Group 1 (D/N), Taunton, Jul 25 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Taunton, May 27, 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links edit
- Kasey Aldridge at ESPNcricinfo