Riley Meredith (Cricketer) Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More 2024

Bio/Wiki
Real title/Full title	Riley Patrick Meredith
Nickname(s)	Rizcat
Profession	Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters– 185 cm in meters– 1.85 m in feet & inches– 6’ 1”
Eye Colour	Grey
Hair Colour	Blonde
Cricket
International Debut	ODI– Did not play but Test– Did not play but T20– 3 March 2021 v New Zealand
Jersey Number	# 34 (Australia) # 20 (Punjab Kings)
Domestic/State Team	• Hobart Hurricanes • Punjab Kings • Tasmania • Tasmania Under-23s
Batting Style	Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style	Right Arm Fast Bowler
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 June 1996 (Friday)
Age (as of 2021)	25 Years
Birthplace	Hobart, Tasmania
Zodiac signal	Cancer
Signature
Nationality	Australian
Hometown	Hobart, Tasmania
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Maddie Gowans
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Mother– Karen Meredith
Siblings	Brother– Daniel Meredith Sister– Morgan Meredith
Favourite Things
Cricketer	Batsman– Ricky Ponting Bowler– Mitchell Starc
Cricket Ground	Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	8 croress INR

Some Lesser Known Facts About Riley Meredith

• Does Riley Meredith drink alcohol? Yes

• Riley Meredith is an Australian cricketer who performs as a quick bowler for the Australian cricket workforce. He represents Tasmania in first-class cricket, Hobart Hurricanes within the Big Bash League and Punjab Kings within the Indian Premier League.
  

  Riley Meredith for the Australian cricket workforce

• Riley Meredith persistently chipping in deliveries at a tempo round 150 km/h together with his reverse swing makes him an incredible prospect in worldwide cricket for the Australian workforce.

• In January 2017, Riley Meredith made his List-A debut for Cricket Australia XI towards Pakistan on the age of 21. Following 12 months, he additionally made his first-class debut for Tasmania within the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season.
  

  Riley Meredith after his debut match for Tasmania

• On 1 February 2018, Riley Meredith made his debut for Hobart Hurricane towards Perth Scorchers within the semi-finals of the Big Bash League 2017/2018 season, the place he picked up the wicket of Perth Scorchers skipper Adam Voges to assist Hobart Hurricane win the match.

• In 2018-19, Riley Meredith took 27 wickets in 8 matches for Tasmania within the 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season and 16 wickets within the Big Bash League for Hobart Hurricanes.

• Riley Meredith’s maiden wicket in first-class cricket got here by means of Australian all-rounder Daniel Christian. Riley Meredith has taken a complete of 53 wickets from 18 matches in first-class cricket for Tasmania.
  

  Riley Meredith in Tasmania workforce {photograph}

• In 2019-2020, Riley Meredith sidelined as a consequence of an harm limiting him to only 6 appearances within the Big Bash League.

• Riley Meredith gave away 17 runs off one supply within the 2019 Big Bash League season. It began after he conceded a no-ball within the fourth supply of his over, adopted by a large ball that went previous by means of the wicket-keeper to the boundary for a 4, after which bowling two consecutive no-balls, which had been hit for 4 by Aaron Finch.

17 runs… FROM ONE BALL 😳

This Bucket Ball bonanza was the worst begin to the innings the Hurricanes might think about.@KFCAustralia | #BBL08 pic.twitter.com/FfS7svQXpm

— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) February 7, 2019

• Riley Meredith went unsold in 2019 IPL auctions with a base value of 40 Lakhs INR.

• In 2020-2021, Riley Meredith got here again stronger after recovering from the harm choosing up 16 scalps at an financial system of seven.82. This helped him to get his first worldwide call-up from selectors within the Australian squad towards New Zealand.

• Riley Meredith League has performed in 34 matches within the Big Bash League, taking 43 wickets at an financial system of 8.06 and a strike price of 17.58, with 4-21 being his finest bowling determine.

• In February 2021, Punjab Kings purchased Riley Meredith within the IPL public sale for a staggering quantity of 8 crore INR. He turned the costliest uncapped abroad participant signed at an public sale.

• Punjab Kings confronted intense competitors from Delhi Capitals within the IPL public sale 2021, for the Australian quick bowler however ended up shopping for him.

Riley Meredith vi saddda hua for 8 CR ! ❤️

Some sheer tempo coming our manner this season 🔥#SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #IPLAuction2021

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) February 18, 2021

• Punjab Kings went up on went massive for the Australian quick bowling duo Riley Meredith alongside together with his teammate Jhye Richardson, whom they signed for 14 crores INR.
  

  Riley Meredith with Jhye Richardson

• In an interview, Riley Meredith shared how he reacted to being a high-value participant on the IPL public sale. He said-:
  

  I used to be attempting to determine it out and inform him [Jhye], it went as much as 1,000,000, two million, unbelievable, after which mine rolled round and it was the identical,” Meredith stated. “Same as Jhye, I probably only got a few hours sleep. I was on Facetime with my girlfriend and couldn’t believe what was happening. Like it was fake, to be honest, we were pretty dumbfounded.It was pretty outrageous really, wasn’t expecting too much going on. Was hoping for a bid or two. It got a bit out of control, luckily enough a couple of teams doing a bit of bidding and it was pretty amazing to go that high.I’m sure it will be a learning curve and hoping to grab it with both hands. There was a bit of talk before the auction about fast bowlers being in demand this year. It was a good time to not be allocated to a franchise. Bit of right place, right time.”

• On third March 2021, Riley Meredith made his worldwide T20 debut for Australia towards New Zealand through which his figures had been 2-24  together with a prized wicket of New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson for a duck. Riley Meredith put up an honest efficiency on his debut serving to Australia win that match.
  

  Riley Meredith getting Kane Williamson wicket for a duck

• Riley Meredith is a canine lover and has adopted a greyhound named Elton. His girlfriend Maddie Gowans runs a foster house for animals.
  

  Riley Meredith together with his canine Elton