Josh Lalor

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 37) Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12–2015/16	New South Wales
2011/12	Perth Scorchers
2012/13–2013/14	Sydney Sixers (squad no. 2)
2014/15	Sydney Thunder (squad no. 2)
2015/16–2019/20	Brisbane Heat (squad no. 2)
2016/17	Cricket Australia XI
2020/21	Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 11)
FC debut	25 November 2011 New South Wales v Western Australia
Last FC	6 November 2015 New South Wales v Victoria
LA debut	20 November 2011 New South Wales v Queensland
Last LA	6 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

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

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.