# Wes Agar

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Australian cricketer

Wes Agar Agar in March 2026 Personal information Full name Wesley Austin Agar Born (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 29) Malvern, Victoria, Australia Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm fast Role Bowler Relations Ashton Agar (brother) International information National side Australia ODI debut (cap 231) 20 July 2021 v West Indies Last ODI 22 July 2021 v West Indies ODI shirt no. 25 Domestic team information Years Team 2016/17 South Australia 2016/17–2023/24 Adelaide Strikers (squad no. 9) 2018/19 Victoria 2019/20–present South Australia (squad no. 9) 2023–2025 Kent (squad no. 8) 2024/25 Sydney Thunder (squad no. 8) Career statistics Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 2 50 41 76 Runs scored 50 756 233 108 Batting average 25.00 12.39 12.94 6.75 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0 0/0 Top score 41 57 41 15 Balls bowled 66 9,051 2,023 1,510 Wickets 0 155 52 93 Bowling average – 32.60 38.78 24.67 5 wickets in innings – 6 2 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 6/42 5/40 4/6 Catches/stumpings 0/– 15/– 15/– 15/– Source: Cricinfo, 21 October 2025

**Wesley Austin Agar** (born 5 February 1997) is an Australian [cricketer](/source/Cricket). He is a fast bowler who has played for [Australia's national youth team](/source/Australia_national_under-19_cricket_team), and has played [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) and [List A cricket](/source/List_A_cricket) for [South Australia](/source/South_Australia_cricket_team) and [Twenty20s](/source/Twenty20) for the [Sydney Thunder](/source/Sydney_Thunder). He is the younger brother of fellow Australian international cricketer, [Ashton Agar](/source/Ashton_Agar). He made his international debut for [Australia](/source/Australia_national_cricket_team), in one-day internationals, in July 2021.

Agar spent his childhood in Victoria but moved to South Australia to seek more opportunities. He represented the state at under-19 level and was named in Australia's national under-19 squad for the [2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup](/source/2016_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup) before Australia pulled out of the tournament. He had a rookie contract with South Australia and played his first matches at state level in the [2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Matador_BBQs_One-Day_Cup), after which he also signed with the Adelaide Strikers to play in the [Big Bash League](/source/Big_Bash_League). In 2017, he was not given another contract with South Australia and returned to Victoria.

Agar returned to South Australia mid-2019 where he made his [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) debut on 18 October 2019. He went on to be the tied highest wicket taker in the Sheffield Shield competition and continued to impress South Australians, winning the 2020 Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year award.

## Early and personal life

Agar was born into a cricketing family. His father, John, was a [fast bowler](/source/Fast_bowler), and he was born the youngest of three brothers. His oldest brother, [Ashton](/source/Ashton_Agar), has played [Test cricket](/source/Test_cricket) for [Australia](/source/Australia_national_cricket_team) as a [spin bowler](/source/Spin_bowler) and his other brother Will is a left-handed batsman who plays [grade cricket](/source/Grade_cricket). Agar chose to follow in his father's footsteps and became a fast bowler.[1]

Agar was diagnosed with [obsessive–compulsive disorder](/source/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder) (OCD).[2]

## Career

### Early career

Agar played [Victorian Premier Cricket](/source/Victorian_Premier_Cricket) for the [Monash Tigers](/source/Monash_Tigers), also known as the Richmond Cricket Club, making his first XI debut for the club at the age of sixteen.[1] Double stress fractures in his back interrupted his 2014–15 season,[1] but he was still able to win a premiership with the Tigers' second XI.[3] During this stage of his career, he did not have the pace in his bowling or the physical build to reach higher success.[4]

### Move to South Australia (2015–2017)

Agar moved to [South Australia](/source/South_Australia) in 2015 to seek out more opportunities. He joined [Adelaide University's grade cricket team](/source/Adelaide_University_Cricket_Club) for the 2015–16 season.[5] He had only $500 to his name and had to work part-time on a dairy farm to earn enough money to stay in Adelaide.[6] Despite still being only a teenager, he rose to prominence, increasing his bowling speed to as high as 130 km/h. This made him the second fastest uncontracted bowler in South Australia at the time.[1]

Agar was selected to play for South Australia in the under-19 national championships and took ten wickets at an [average](/source/Bowling_average) of 22.60, including an impressive 5/37 against Tasmania. His form through the tournament meant that in December 2015, he was named in [Australia's squad](/source/2016_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup_squads) for the [2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup](/source/2016_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup).[7] Australia later pulled out of the world cup,[5] but Agar had played three matches while in the squad in the [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates).[4][8]

Agar's form in the 2015–16 season brought him to the attention of both national and state selectors. During the 2016 winter, he was included in the 17-man [National Performance Squad](/source/National_Performance_Squad) to train for two months at Australia's [Centre of Excellence](/source/Australian_Cricket_Academy),[9] and he was also given a rookie contract with [South Australia's state team](/source/South_Australia_cricket_team).[3] His first appearance for South Australia came in the [2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Matador_BBQs_One-Day_Cup), when he made his [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) debut on 2 October 2016.[10] During the tournament, he took eight wickets in five matches, his consistent form earning him a contract with [Big Bash League](/source/Big_Bash_League) franchise the [Adelaide Strikers](/source/Adelaide_Strikers).[3] He made his [Twenty20](/source/Twenty20) debut for the Strikers in the [2016–17 Big Bash League season](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Big_Bash_League_season) on 10 January 2017.[11]

### Return to Victoria (2017–2019)

At the end of the 2016–17 season, Agar did not sign another contract with South Australia, and instead decided to return to Victoria to try to win a contract with the [Bushrangers](/source/Victoria_cricket_team).[3] Despite this move, he remained with the Adelaide Strikers for [BBL|07](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Big_Bash_League_season), but wasn't a regular member of the Strikers' team. He played his only match of the tournament against the [Perth Scorchers](/source/Perth_Scorchers), who his brother Ashton was playing for. This was the first time they had played against each other in a cricket match. Wes bowled two balls to Ashton, who hit him for two runs.[12]

### Return to South Australia (2019–present)

Agar returned to South Australia in mid-2019 and made his [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) debut on 18 October 2019, for [South Australia](/source/South_Australia_cricket_team) in the [2019–20 Sheffield Shield season](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Sheffield_Shield_season).[13] In consecutive List A matches for South Australia in late 2019, he took 5 for 69 against Queensland[14] and 5 for 40 against Western Australia.[15] He continued to impress for South Australia throughout the Sheffield Shield, ending the season with 33 wickets in eight matches at 24.21, the most of anyone from South Australia and equal-second most in the competition. Agar also translated this form to the Big Bash League, taking 17 wickets in 12 matches for the Strikers.

Agar's impressive domestic season across all formats saw him named the [2020 Bradman Young Cricketer Of The Year](/source/Bradman_Young_Cricketer_of_the_Year).[16] In June 2021, Agar was named in Australia's [limited overs](/source/Limited_overs_cricket) squad for their tours of [the West Indies](/source/Australian_cricket_team_in_the_West_Indies_in_2021) and [Bangladesh](/source/Australian_cricket_team_in_Bangladesh_in_2021).[17][18] Agar made his [One Day International](/source/One_Day_International) (ODI) debut on 20 July 2021, for Australia against the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies_cricket_team).[19] He scored 41 runs off 36 balls in his first match.[20]

In February 2024, Agar was called up to the [Twenty20 International](/source/Twenty20_International) squad [against the West Indies](/source/West_Indian_cricket_team_in_Australia_in_2023%E2%80%9324) as a replacement to [Josh Hazlewood](/source/Josh_Hazlewood), although he did not play.[21]

## Player profile

Agar is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm [fast bowler](/source/Fast_bowling).[22] He has focused on bowling quickly, bowling at speeds of up to 130 km/h (81 mph) when he was still a teenager.[1] By 2017, he was aiming to bowl consistently at 140 km/h (87 mph), a feat that most bowlers can't achieve.[3] He is also a useful batsman,[1] and [Troy Cooley](/source/Troy_Cooley), the coach at the Centre of Excellence, has said that his older brother Ashton adopted his batting approach to improve his own batting.[9]

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v t e South Australia – current squad Agar Brown* Buckingham Carey Doggett Fraser-McGurk Gilkes Halfpenny* Harvey Head Hoogenboezem* Hunt Jacobs Johnson Lehmann Manenti McAndrew McFadyen McSweeney (c) Nielsen Pope Sangha Scott Schiller* Thompson Thornton Wadia Weatherald Coach: Harris

v t e Sydney Thunder – current squad 1 Bancroft (wk) 5 Konstas 8 W. Agar 9 O. Davies 15 Willey 17 T. Sangha 19 Salzmann 20 Hasnain 22 Gilkes (wk) 23 J. Sangha 24 Topley 29 Nikitaras 30 Cummins 31 Warner (c) 33 Garton 34 Hadley 36 Christian 44 McAndrew 46 O'Connor 50 Rutherford 53 Maddinson 54 Andrews 69 Ferguson 77 Billings (wk) 93 Green 95 Sams Coach: Flintoff

v t e Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year 2000: B. Lee 2001: Bracken 2002: Watson 2003: Hauritz 2004: Tait 2005: Cosgrove 2006: Cullen 2007: Hilfenhaus 2008: Pomersbach 2009: Hughes 2010: Hastings 2011: Copeland 2012: Warner 2013: Burns 2014: Silk 2015: Abbott 2016: Ross 2017: Cartwright 2018: J. Richardson 2019: Pucovski 2020: W. Agar 2021: Sutherland 2022: Ward 2023: Morris 2024: O'Neill 2025: Konstas 2026: Connolly

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