Personal Details
- Full Name Oliver John Douglas Pope
- Age 27
- Date of Birth 02 January 1998
- Birthplace Chelsea, Middlesex
- Batting Style Right Handed Bat
- Bowling Style Right-Arm Medium
OlliePope
England
Batter
Player Story
A wicketkeeper and technically sound batter, Ollie Pope was thrust into a Test debut as a 20-year-old in 2018.
His maiden match for England came after only 15, albeit impressive, first-class games for Surrey and while he lost his spot in the XI after two matches he would soon become a mainstay of the England top order.
A first Test ton came against South Africa just days after his 22nd birthday.
After some middling results in the middle order (an average of 29.64), Pope was dropped during the disastrous 2021-22 Ashes series to Australia.
Pope scored 205, the first double century of his career, against Ireland in the lead-in to the 2023 Ashes series, a campaign where he would feature only twice after injuring his shoulder in the field. An accomplished gloveman, Pope has rarely kept wicket for England.
The Adelaide Strikers snapped up Pope for the BBL|14 season, locking in the busy batter as one of their international imports.
Pope was elevated to England Test vice-captain and led his nation in Ben Stokes' absence in 2024 and 2025, but lost his title for the away Ashes series in 2024-25 after he was leapfrogged by Harry Brook.
Batting and Fielding
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| Test | 62 | 109 | 3,686 | 205 | 35.44 | 16 | 9 | 64.45 | 5 | 433 | 18 | 78 | 1 |
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Ct: Catches
St: Stumpings
Batting and Fielding
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Batting Average
Avg
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100s Scored
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SR
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Catches
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Stumpings
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBL | 9 | 9 | 191 | 57 | 21.22 | 1 | 0 | 122.44 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
M: Matches
Inn: Innings Batted
Runs: Runs Scored
HS: Highest Score
Avg: Batting Average
50s: 50s Scored
100s: 100s Scored
SR: Strike Rate
NO: Not Outs
4s: 4s Hit
6s: 6s Hit
Ct: Catches
St: Stumpings
News
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Same method, more precision: Pope ready to again roll the dice
Adam Burnett, in Brisbane -
Match Report
England put Zimbabwe to sword with three day one tons
Match ReportRory Dollard (PA) -
Striking gold: Adelaide's history of BBL imports
Josh Schonafinger -
England look to unleash bowling big guns in next summer's Ashes
Andrew Ramsey -
Maxwell returns as Stars, Strikers get England boost
Jack Paynter -
Bethell handed England Test debut as Pope takes the gloves
Reuters -
Match Report
Pope century puts England in charge at gloomy Oval
Match ReportReuters -
Strikers land new England Test skipper for BBL|14
Jack Paynter