# Tom Straker

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Australian cricketer (born 2005)

Tom Straker Personal information Born (2005-03-19) 19 March 2005 (age 21) Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm medium Role Bowler Domestic team information Years Team 2024- Queensland Career statistics Competition FC LA Matches 9 7 Runs scored 89 6 Batting average 14.83 – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 36* 6* Balls bowled 1,442 302 Wickets 18 10 Bowling average 42.66 33.90 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/87 3/54 Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/– Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 January 2026

**Tom Straker** (born 19 March 2005) is an Australian [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who plays for the [Queensland cricket team](/source/Queensland_cricket_team). He is a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed batsman.

## Career

He made his debut for the [Australia national under-19 cricket team](/source/Australia_national_under-19_cricket_team) against England U19 in January 2023.[1] He was selected to tour England with the Australia U19 side in July 2023.[2] He was a member of the NSW Metro side that won the Australian national U19 title in December 2023.[3]

He played for Australia U19 as they won the [2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup](/source/2024_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup), taking six wickets for 24 runs in a man-of-the-match performance in the semi-final against Pakistan U19 in February 2024.[4][5] This was the best figures ever recorded in a U19 World Cup semi final or final, eclipsing the 6-25 set in 2014 by [Kagiso Rabada](/source/Kagiso_Rabada).[6]

He signed a rookie contract with [Queensland cricket team](/source/Queensland_cricket_team) in April 2024.[7][8] He made his [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) debut for [Queensland Bulls](/source/Queensland_Bulls) on 25 September 2024 against [Tasmania Tigers](/source/Tasmania_Tigers) in the [One-Day Cup](/source/One-Day_Cup_(Australia)).[9] He made his [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) debut for Queensland on 8 October 2024 against Western Australia in the [Sheffield Shield](/source/Sheffield_Shield).[10] His best bowling figures in his debut season was when he took 4/87 against NSW. He was upgraded to a full time contract in May 2025.[11]

## Personal life

A member of Sutherland Cricket Club, he is nicknamed 'Monster Truck'.[12]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Tom Straker: All you need to know about Australia U19 star who registered the best ever bowling figures in the ICC U19 World Cup history"](https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/tom-straker-all-you-need-to-know-about-australia-star-in-icc-u19-world-cup-2024-262996.html). *mykhel.com*. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Talent-stacked squad picked for U19 tour of England"](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3603828/talentstacked-squad-picked-for-u19-tour-of-england). *Cricket.com.au*. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Hosken, Jason (19 December 2023). ["U19 National Champs: Winners NSW dominate Australian World Cup squad bound for South Africa"](https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/sport/u19-national-cricket-championships-wrap-results-standouts-from-nsw-metro-and-country-in-round-two/news-story/9e56d75d1cfeca691216965215c6f6ce?amp). *Daily Telegraph*. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Watch: Australia quick takes two in two with stump-destroying yorkers to complete U19 World Cup semi-final six-for"](https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/watch-australia-quick-takes-two-in-two-with-stump-destroying-yorkers-to-complete-u19-world-cup-semi-final-six-for). *Wisden.com*. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [""I'll take that one": Tom Straker after surpassing Kagiso Rabada's spell in U-19 WC"](https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/ill-take-that-one-tom-straker-after-surpassing-kagiso-rabadas-spell-in-u-19-wc20240209100206/). *aninews.in*. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Australia's Tom Straker Breaks Kagiso Rabada's U-19 World Cup Record"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-u-19-world-cup/australias-tom-straker-breaks-kagiso-rabadas-u19-world-cup-record/articleshow/107543308.cms). *Times of India*. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Malcolm, Alex (19 April 2024). ["Kuhnemann leaves Queensland, Burns not offered a contract"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-news-matt-kuhnemann-leaves-queensland-and-joe-burns-not-offered-a-contract-1429849?platform=amp). *espncricinfo*. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Aussie U19 world champions rewarded with Bulls contracts"](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3971399/australia-u19-world-cup-winners-earn-queensland-bulls-contracts-vidler-straker-aitken-weibgen). *Cricket.com.au*. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Queensland vs Tasmania"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/one-day-cup-aus-2024-25-1444469/tasmania-vs-queensland-4th-match-1444473/full-scorecard). *ESPNcricinfo*. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["West Aust vs Queensland at Perth- October 08 - 11, 2024"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2024-25-1444468/western-australia-vs-queensland-3rd-match-1444494/full-scorecard). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Young quicks backed in as Bulls aim to go one better"](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4267367/queensland-bulls-list-squad-team-changes-2025-2026-summer-season-tom-whitney-straker-balkin-street-sully-guthrie-sheffield-shield-one-day-cup). *Cricket.com*. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Cameron, Louis (7 February 2024). ["'We've scared teams': Monster Truck's warning for India"](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3887981/australia-india-final-tom-straker-u19-world-cup-monster-truck-nickname-fast-bowling). *Cricket.com.au*. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

v t e Queensland – current squad Balkin Bartlett Burdon Campbell* Clayton Gannon Hearne Hogan* Kerr Labuschagne (c) Lachmund* Lovell McLachlan Neser Patterson* Peirson Renshaw Ryan Sinfield Steketee Straker Swepson Vidler Weibgen Whitney Wildermuth Coach: Hopes

v t e Adelaide Strikers – current squad 2 Short (c) 4 Nielsen† 5 Carey† 6 Scott 13 Boyce 14 Wood 15 Harvey† 21 Buckingham 24 L. Pope 25 H. Manenti 26 Shamsi 31 Kelly 32 Hassan 34 Head 49 Ross 50 Lynn 55 Wadia 58 Thornton 88 Overton Straker Coach: Paine

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