Bio

Lloyd Pope (born 1 December 1999) is an Australian cricketer. In August 2017, he was offered a rookie contract with South Australia. In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. On 23 January 2018, in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Pope took figures of 8/35 in Australia's quarter-final match against England. These were the best bowling figures in the history of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was the leading wicket-taker for Australia in the tournament, with eleven dismissals. He made his first-class debut for South Australia in the 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season on 16 October 2018. Later the same month, in his second first-class match, he took seven wickets for 87 runs in the first innings against Queensland. In doing so, he became the youngest bowler to take a seven-wicket haul in the Sheffield Shield. He made his Twenty20 debut for Sydney Sixers in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 22 December 2018. He made his List A debut for South Australia, on 26 September 2019, in the 2019–20 Marsh One-Day Cup.