Callum Vidler

{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 2005)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Callum Vidler | full_name = Callum Andrew Vidler | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|10|14|df=y}} | birth_place = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm fast | role = Bowler

| club1 = Queensland | year1 = 2023/24 | clubnumber1 = 98

| columns = 2

| column2 = List A | matches2 = 2 | runs2 = 1 | bat avg2 = – | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 1* | deliveries2 = 90 | wickets2 = 5 | bowl avg2 = 20.40 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 3/36 | catches/stumpings2 = 0/– | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/callum-vidler-1357426 ESPNcricinfo | date = 22 March | year = 2025 }}

'''Callum Andrew Vidler''' (born 14 October 2005) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Queensland. Vidler is a right-arm fast bowler who has been recorded bowling at over 150 km/h. He was Australia's leading wicket-taker in the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.

==Early life and junior career== Vidler attended Brisbane Grammar School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Queensland school cricket players revealed for 2023|date=29 November 2023|accessdate=15 February 2024|website=Courier Mail|url= https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/top-seq-school-cricket-players-revealed-for-2023-including-our-top-10-ranking/news-story/a07ddbb30f63d6598077772f5988c354?amp}}</ref> He plays club cricket for Valley District Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/under-19-world-cup-win-a-sneak-peek-at-the-next-generation-of-australian-mens-cricketing-stars/news-story/3146f09a28b80b1f5425d27649eb231f?amp|website=The Australian|accessdate=15 February 2024|title= Under 19 World Cup win a sneak peek at the next generation of Australian men's cricketing stars|first=Ben|last=Horne|date=13 February 2024}}</ref> With Queensland, he reached the final of the Under-19 Male National Cricket Championship in December 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/sport/under19-male-national-cricket-championships-the-guns-who-lit-up-day-1/news-story/753825b530508db1e3fb7ef604ec480c?amp&nk=239df57f2a76427538bc6a9bc5d5a8a5-1707969352|website=Herald Sun|accessdate=15 February 2024|title= Under-19 Male National Cricket Championships: All the action from every day here|date=8 December 2023}}</ref>

Vidler was the leading wicket taker for Australia in the U19 Ashes in 2023.<ref name="Cricket" /> In December 2023, he was signed by the Brisbane Heat as a Local Replacement Player, training with the squad during the 2023–24 Big Bash League season.<ref name="Cricket">{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/meet-callum-vidler-the-teenage-tearaway-whose-mind-games-helped-australia-reach-the-under19-cricket-world-cup-final/news-story/928e0615b478369eef8610aa31ceab9b|website=Foxsports|accessdate=15 February 2024|title= Meet Callum Vidler, the teenage tearaway whose 'mind games' helped Australia reach the Under-19 Cricket World Cup final|first=Nic|last=Savage|date=13 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brisbaneheat.com.au/news/3829631/young-quick-joins-heat-squad|date=20 December 2023|website=Brisbane Heat|accessdate=15 February 2024|title= Young Quick Joins Heat Squad}}</ref>

Vidler was part of Australia's squad in the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, where he was Australia's leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3875088/callum-vidler-hungry-after-fourth-straight-australia-win-at-u19-world-cup|website=Cricket.com.au|accessdate=15 February 2024|title= Vidler keeping hungry after dream start at U19 World Cup|date=1 February 2024}}</ref><ref name="golden">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/under-19-world-cup-is-this-the-next-batch-of-australia-s-golden-generation-1420842|website=ESPNcricinfo|first=Andrew|last=McGlashlan|title= Is this the next batch of Australia's golden generation?|date=12 February 2024|access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref> In the semi-final against Pakistan, Vidler was part of a 17-run 10th wicket partnership with Raf MacMillan that secured Australia's place in the final,<ref name="Cricket"/> where Australia defeated India to win the tournament.<ref name="golden"/> He was named in the ICC's Team of the Tournament.<ref name="bulls">{{cite web|url= https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3971399/australia-u19-world-cup-winners-earn-queensland-bulls-contracts-vidler-straker-aitken-weibgen|website=Cricket.com.au|accessdate=19 April 2024|title= Aussie U19 world champions rewarded with Bulls contracts|date=18 April 2024|first=Jack|last=Paynter}}</ref>

==Cricket career== In February 2024, Vidler was included in the Queensland cricket team first team squad in the Sheffield Shield.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/cameron-green-and-marnus-labuschagne-among-test-players-set-for-sheffield-shield-practice/news-story/d7c9f13c9e6ecc5ec6ef9c7961c41084?amp|website=News.com.au|accessdate=14 February 2024|title= Cameron Green and Marnus Labuschagne among Test players set for Sheffield Shield practice|date=15 February 2024}}</ref> He made his first-class debut for Queensland against New South Wales, on 11 March 2024 in Sheffield Shield season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2023-24-1391768/queensland-vs-new-south-wales-30th-match-1391799/full-scorecard |title=30th Match, Brisbane, March 11 - 14, 2024, Sheffield Shield |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> He signed a full-time contract with Queensland in April 2024.<ref name="bulls"/> His third first class game was the Sheffield Shield Final in March 2025, in which he took 4-64 in South Australia’s first innings, including the wickets of Australian Test batters Nathan McSweeney and Alex Carey.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/absolute-pace-150kph-teenage-quick-lights-up-sheffield-shield-final-with-four-for#|title= 'Absolute pace' - 150kph teenage quick lights up Sheffield Shield final with four-for|website=Wisden|date=27 March 2025|accessdate=28 March 2025}}</ref>

Vidler was named in the Australia A squad for a one-day series in India to start the 2025–26 season. To prepare for the series, he played in a Twenty20 competition in Queensland for his local club Valley District, but after this tournament scans revealed a partial stress fracture in his back. The injury ruled him out of the Australia A series and he entered a rehab process with no set date for his return to cricket.<ref>{{cite web |last=Malcolm |first=Alex |date=8 September 2025 |title=Vidler ruled out of Australia A tour of India with a partial stress fracture |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/callum-vidler-ruled-out-of-australia-a-tour-of-india-with-a-partial-stress-fracture-1502015 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref>

==Playing style== A right-arm fast bowler, his bowling has been recorded at a speed of over 150kph.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramsey |first1=Andrew |title='Don't want to face him': Teen firebrand leads Bulls' fightback |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4239200/callum-vidler-young-spearhead-fast-bowler-sheffield-shield-final-day-one-south-australia-queensland-bulls-scorecard-watch-highlights-karen-rolton-oval-2024-2025 |website=Cricket.com.au |access-date=25 April 2025 |date=26 March 2025}}</ref> He has also shown an ability to generate swing on pitches that don't support much ball movement.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moonda |first=Firdose |date=30 January 2024 |title=Seven to watch in the Super Sixes |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-under-19-world-cup-2024-seven-to-watch-in-the-super-sixes-1418921 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Malcolm |first=Alex |date=26 March 2025 |title=Doggett's six trumps Vidler's four on dramatic opening day to Shield final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2024-25-1444468/south-australia-vs-queensland-final-1444522/match-report-1 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref>

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