Theo Doropoulos

Theo Paul Doropoulos (born 25 April 1985) is a former Australian cricketer of Greek origin. He played for South Australia, Western Australia and Wellington.

Theo Doropoulos
Personal information
Full name
Theo Paul Doropoulos
Born (1985-04-25) 25 April 1985
Subiaco, Western Australia
NicknameZoolander
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006/07–2009/10Western Australia
2011/12South Australia
2012/13Wellington
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 10 23 20
Runs scored 300 581 224
Batting average 20.00 29.05 18.86
100s/50s 0/2 0/5 0/0
Top score 65 92 43
Balls bowled 348 204 66
Wickets 5 3 5
Bowling average 51.00 65.66 22.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/16 1/13 3/24
Catches/stumpings 6/– 8/– 13/–
Source: CricInfo, 15 December 2018

Career

Doropoulos represented Australia at under-19 level, Western Australia at both under-17 and under-19 and played for South Shields Cricket Club in the English North East Premier League.[1] He played as a right-handed batsman and bowled right-arm fast-medium. He made his Twenty20 debut for Western Australia in January 2007 and his first-class cricket and List A cricket debuts in November 2007.

Doropoulos previously held the record for the highest score in an under-19 One Day International, scoring 179 not out against England in 2003.[2][3]

In June 2011, after being dropped from Western Australia's squad, Doropoulos signed with South Australia.[4]

Doropoulos fielding for WA against Victoria in the 2009–10 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.

References
  1. Marshall, Jeff; Newcastle win has Shields in a spin; The Shields Gazette; 2007-06-11
  2. "The Home of CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. "Records | Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in an innings | ESPNcricinfo.com". Stats.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. South Australia sign Doropoulos – ESPNCricinfo. Published June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
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