Corey Rocchiccioli

Corey Rocchiccioli
Personal information
Full name
Corey James Rocchiccioli
Born (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 27)
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Height190[1] cm (6 ft 3 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021/22–presentWestern Australia (squad no. 77)
2022/23Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 77)
2023/24Melbourne Stars (squad no. 77)
Career statistics
Competition FC T20
Matches 28 5
Runs scored 465 1
Batting average 19.37 1.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 50 1
Balls bowled 5,238 108
Wickets 88 6
Bowling average 30.12 25.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/31 2/25
Catches/stumpings 16/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 November 2024

Corey James Rocchiccioli (born 8 October 1997) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Western Australia as a right-arm off break bowler.[2][3]

Early life

Rocchiccioli was born on 8 October 1997 in Perth. He is half-Italian and half-Irish.[4]

Career

Rocchiccioli was offered a rookie contract by Western Australia ahead of the 2020/21 season, where he did not play a match, before being elevated to a senior contract prior to the 2021/22 season.[5][6] He made his first-class debut on 24 September 2021, for Western Australia against South Australia in the opening match of 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season.[7]

Rocchiccioli was added to the Perth Scorchers squad on 8 December 2020 as injury cover for Ashton Agar during BBL|10, however did not feature in any matches.[8] Rocchiccioli made his BBL debut in the 2022/23 season for the Melbourne Renegades.[9]

In October 2024, he was selected for the Australia A squad ahead of the India A tour of Australia.[10]

References

  1. ^ Cameron, Louis (23 March 2024). "The key metric that puts rising star in same conversation as Lyon | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Corey Rocchiccioli". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Player of the Week: Corey Rocchiccioli". Wanneroo Districts Cricket Club. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Meet Corey Rocchiccioli, the off-spinning sensation rewriting history in Perth | Sheffield Shield, 2024/25". Cricket.com. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  5. ^ "State Squads Announced". WA Cricket. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  6. ^ "WA Men's 2021-22 Squad Locked In". WA Cricket. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  7. ^ "1st Match, Adelaide, Sep 24 - 27 2021, Sheffield Shield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Scorchers lock in replacement players". Perth Scorchers. 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Rocchiccioli embraced the fear in stunning Renegades debut". PerthNow. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  10. ^ Lavalette, Tristan (14 October 2024). "Sam Konstas vaults into Australia A squad after twin hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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