Cooper Connolly

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bbl final 2023 - scorchers vs heat

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'Who is this guy?': 19yo 'surf rat' becomes instant cult hero after BBL ... (Fox Sports)

“Who is this guy?” Usman Khawaja, watching from the Australian Test team's hotel room in Bangalore, was in disbelief as Scorchers teenager Cooper Connolly ...

“What better opportunity than the Big Bash final to throw your name up in lights. That’s the question on everyone’s lips, and I think he’s answered that pretty comprehensively tonight. “A couple of games ago I wasn’t too sure and this was like I can play on the big stage and I’m confident in myself that I can perform under pressure. Just go out and enjoy it’. “There are a lot of good players who have the skill that play at this level, but can you translate that in big moments and big games into outcomes and win games for your team? “I sent Cooper Connolly a message yesterday, last night.

BBL|12 Final result: Ashton Turner and Cooper Connolly lead Perth ... (Sporting News AU)

Perth Scorchers have won a record fifth Big Bash title, downing a gallant Brisbane Heat in a thrilling final on Saturday night in front of a packed Optus ...

1 Fox Cricket/Channel 7 0 3 The big-hitting opener edges a rising delivery through the the gully region and it rolls away for a boundary. 9th over: Hardie sprays it down the leg-side for a wide and Inglis misses it, gifting the Heat the extra run. Hain goes down the ground for a boundary, before playing a smart shot for two runs on the leg-side. Eskinazi goes over mid-on for the first boundary of the innings for Perth. Bancroft throws the hands at a wide delivery and the inside-edge beats the keeper and goes all the way to the boundary for another four runs. This is a massive moment for the underdogs in the final! Turner plays a remarkable ramp shot for a boundary that almost goes over the rope for a maximum. Bazley bounces back with two dot-balls in a row, before Connolly goes over the leg-side for a maximum!

Teenager Cooper Connolly the hero as Perth Scorchers win ... (7NEWS.com.au)

A 19-year-old has written himself into folklore with a stunning performance in front of a record crowd.

“He is a 19-year-old kid with a massive future in the game, if you can do that. “Just FYI. I was lucky to face that last over, get a few away. It was the second comical run out of the innings after opening batsman Stephen Eskinazi had a nightmare in the fourth over. Connolly then stepped up to the plate with his heroic performance before Hobson, who was responsible for the run out of Turner, cracked a huge six and then followed it up with a four to secure victory with three balls to spare. The 19-year-old combined with Nick Hobson to smash the final 41 runs as the Scorchers chased down the Heat’s total of 175 with three balls to spare in front of a record crowd of 53,866 at Perth Stadium.

Perth Scorchers WIN the Big Bash League after Cooper Connolly ... (Daily Mail)

Perth Scorchers captain Ashton Turner and teenager Cooper Connolly have produced heroic knocks to lead their side to a thrilling five-wicket victory over ...

Cooper Connolly kept a cool head to blast his side to victory with 25 runs off 11 balls Perth Scorchers captain Ashton Turner and teenager Cooper Connolly have produced heroic knocks to lead their side to a thrilling five-wicket victory over the Brisbane Heat 'nobodies' in the BBL final. Perth Scorchers WIN the Big Bash League after young gun Cooper Connolly kept his cool to blast his side to victory in dramatic final

'We can do this': Teen star's belief in epic BBL title (NEWS.com.au)

Cooper Connolly looks like he'd be more at home on a surfboard than in the middle of a cricket ground.

“I just walked up to Hobbo and I said ‘mate, we can do this. His teammate Nick Hobson smashed 10 runs in two balls to get Perth over the line against the Heat with three balls remaining. I have full faith in ourselves,” he said when he got to the wicket needing 39 runs to win from 19 deliveries.

'Hit it hard': Connolly reveals Hobson's calming influence (cricket.com.au)

It took Scorchers young gun Cooper Connolly just two strikes to leave his mark on Australian cricket and deliver his club a fifth BBL title.

He wants to be in the hotspots in the field. And he wants the bat in his hand come to clutch moments in big games. If it's not there, hit hard along the ground. "As simple as that sounds, I (went) with that. He wants to be bowling more overs than he bowls. "It's been a credit to our top-order that we hadn't seen enough of those guys, but for them to walk out and get us over the line in the biggest game of this competition, hopefully it's satisfying for them."

Teenage batter Cooper Connolly becomes instant Perth Scorchers ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Cooper Connolly's match-winning knock in the BBL final has made him an instant cult hero, but the 19-year-old is taking his new-found fame in his stride.

Maybe eventually, but the next couple of days I don't want to." He's got a lifetime memory there." *