Callum Vidler
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| Full name | Callum Andrew Vidler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Queensland (squad no. 98) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Callum Andrew Vidler (born 14 October 2005) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Queensland. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm pace bowler.
Early life
[edit]Vidler attended Brisbane Grammar School.[1] He plays club cricket for Valley District Cricket Club.[2] With Queensland, he reached the final of the Under-19 Male National Cricket Championship in December 2023.[3]
Domestic Career
[edit]A right-arm pace bowler, his bowling has been recorded at a speed of over 150kph.[4][5] He was signed by Brisbane Heat as in December 2023 during the 2023–24 Big Bash League season.[6][7] In February 2024, he was included in the Queensland cricket team first team squad in the Sheffield Shield.[8] He made his first-class debut for Queensland against New South Wales, on 11 March 2024 in Sheffield Shield season.[9] He signed a full-time contract with Queensland in April 2024.[10] 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 test batters Nathan McSweeney and Alex Carey.[11]
International career
[edit]He was the leading wicket taker for Australia in the U19 Ashes in 2023.[6] He was also the leading wicket taker for Australia as they won the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, his haul including 4-29 against England U19 as he finished with 14 wickets at an average of 11.71.[12][13] He was selected for ESPNcricinfo's Team of the Tournament.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Top Queensland school cricket players revealed for 2023". Courier Mail. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Horne, Ben (13 February 2024). "Under 19 World Cup win a sneak peek at the next generation of Australian men's cricketing stars". The Australian. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Under-19 Male National Cricket Championships: All the action from every day here". Herald Sun. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Ramsey, Andrew (26 March 2025). "'Don't want to face him': Teen firebrand leads Bulls' fightback". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Vidler's need for speed puts Pakistan in his sights". Cricket.com.au. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b Savage, Nic (13 February 2024). "Meet Callum Vidler, the teenage tearaway whose 'mind games' helped Australia reach the Under-19 Cricket World Cup final". Foxsports. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Young Quick Joins Heat Squad". Brisbane Heat. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Cameron Green and Marnus Labuschagne among Test players set for Sheffield Shield practice". News.com.au. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "30th Match, Brisbane, March 11 - 14, 2024, Sheffield Shield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Paynter, Jack (18 April 2024). "Aussie U19 world champions rewarded with Bulls contracts". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "'Absolute pace' - 150kph teenage quick lights up Sheffield Shield final with four-for". Wisden. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Vidler keeping hungry after dream start at U19 World Cup". Cricket.com.au. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ McGlashlan, Andrew (12 February 2024). "Is this the next batch of Australia's golden generation?". espncricinfo.
- ^ "ESPNcricinfo's Team of the Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
