Andrew Tye

Andrew Tye
Personal information
Full name Andrew James Tye
Born (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Nickname AJ
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 78) 29 January 2016 v India
T20I shirt no. 68
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013 Western Australia
2013–14 Sydney Thunder
2014–present Perth Scorchers (squad no. 68)
2015-present Gujarat Lions
?-present Scarborough Cricket Club (Australia)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 2 7 14 24
Runs scored 4 33 126 54
Batting average 4.00 4.71 18.00 7.71
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 4 10 28* 16*
Balls bowled 48 1,361 707 538
Wickets 1 21 29 30
Bowling average 79.00 33.80 22.72 21.63
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/28 3/47 5/46 4/18
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/- 3/- 3/-
Source: ESPN CricInfo, 9 February 2016

Andrew James Tye (born 12 December 1986) is an Australian cricketer, currently contracted to Western Australia, Gujarat Lions and the Perth Scorchers domestically.

Early career

From the northern suburbs of Perth, Tye played second XI cricket in England for Somerset, Durham and Northamptonshire before making his list A debut in the 2013–14 Ryobi One-Day Cup aged 26.[1] He performed extremely well, taking the second most wickets in the tournament and returning the best single innings bowling figures of 5 wickets for 46 runs against Tasmania.[2][3]

Following his impressive performances in the One Day tournament, he signed with the Sydney Thunder for the 2013–14 Big Bash League season.[4] For the 2014–15 Big Bash League season however, he switched to play for the Perth Scorchers.[5]

He was seen as a breakout player in BBL04, with Australian T20 captain Aaron Finch labelling him as the 'find of the tournament'. He enjoyed success with the team, and was a focal contributor to Perth's second successive Big Bash League title. He was bought by the Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2015.

At grade cricket level, Tye plays for Scarborough.[1]

International call

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Australia against India on 29 January 2016.[6]

Career best performances

Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 3/47 Queensland v Western Australia Allan Border Field, Brisbane 2014/15 [7]
LA 5/46 Western Australia v Tasmania Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney 2013/14 [8]
T20 4/18 Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars WACA, Perth 2014/15 [9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Player profile: Andrew Tye". Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Records, Ryobi One-Day Cup, 2013/14, Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Croy, Liam (9 November 2013). "Tye's patiences pays off". The West Australian.
  4. ↑ Croy, Liam (4 December 2013). "All-rounder ready to Tye one on in Big Bash". The West Australian.
  5. ↑ Elborough, Brad (9 September 2014). "Adam Voges to captain Perth Scorchers in Big Bash League".
  6. ↑ "India tour of Australia, 2nd T20I: Australia v India at Melbourne, Jan 29, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sheffield Shield, 2014/15 - QLD v WA Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ryobi One-Day Cup, 2013/14 - WA v TAS Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Big Bash League, 2014/15 - Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

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