Kurtis Patterson
Kurtis Robert Patterson (born 5 April 1993) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the New South Wales cricket team in the Sheffield Shield, and the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League. Patterson scored a century on his first-class cricket debut for New South Wales in November 2011, becoming the youngest batsman to score a century in Sheffield Shield cricket. In January 2019, he made his Test debut for Australia against Sri Lanka, becoming the 457th person to play test cricket for Australia. He made a century in just his second test match in Canberra, also against Sri Lanka. He was not selected for the 2019 Ashes series and returned to play domestically in the 2019/2020 season. He has the highest average of any Test batsman who has lost their wicket at least once.
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| Full name | Kurtis Robert Patterson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1993 Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Spoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle-order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 457) | 24 January 2019 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 February 2019 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011/12–present | New South Wales (squad no. 17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13 | Sydney Sixers (squad no. 17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14–2017/18 | Sydney Thunder (squad no. 17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–2021/22 | Perth Scorchers (squad no. 41) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23-present | Sydney Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||