Andrew Tye

Andrew James Tye (born 12 December 1986) is an Australian cricketer who plays One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for the Australian national cricket team. At the domestic level he plays for Western Australia, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and Perth Scorchers. He is most famous for his use of the knuckle ball and wide variation of pace.

Andrew Tye
Tye in 2018
Personal information
Full nameAndrew James Tye
Born (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986
Perth, Western Australia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 222)14 January 2018 v England
Last ODI19 June 2018 v England
ODI shirt no.68
T20I debut (cap 78)29 January 2016 v India
Last T20I8 December 2020 v India
T20I shirt no.68
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–presentWestern Australia
2013/14Sydney Thunder
2014/15–presentPerth Scorchers
2017Gujarat Lions
2016–presentGloucestershire
2018–2019Kings XI Punjab
2020Rajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 7 28 45 158
Runs scored 57 61 239 445
Batting average 14.25 10.16 14.05 11.71
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 19 20 28* 42
Balls bowled 387 599 2,282 3,429
Wickets 12 39 98 212
Bowling average 32.66 22.89 21.84 21.79
5 wickets in innings 1 0 4 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/46 4/23 6/46 5/17
Catches/stumpings 1/– 9/– 13/– 54/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 January 2021

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 took the second most wickets in the tournament and returned 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 BBL|04, 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.

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

Indian Premier League career

Tye was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2015 Indian Premier League but did not play in the IPL until 2017 when he played for Gujarat Lions. On his debut he took a five-wicket haul, including a hat-trick.[6] His bowling figures of 5/17 were the best by a bowler on debut in the IPL,[7][8] until Alzarri Joseph broke his record with figures of 6/12 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2019.[9] In January 2018 he was bought by Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction.[10] He went on to win the Purple Cap for the 2018 IPL season for taking the most wickets (24) during the season.[11] He played for Punjab in 2019 season before he was released by them ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[12]

Tye was sold for ₹1 crore (US$140,000) to Rajasthan Royals for the 2020 season.[13] He played one game for them, taking figures of 1/50 against Delhi Capitals.[14]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Australia against India on 29 January 2016.[15] In January 2018, he was named in Australia's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England.[16] He made his ODI debut for Australia against England on 14 January 2018.[17]

In April 2018, he was awarded a national contract by Cricket Australia for the 2018–19 season.[18][19] He went on to become the leading wicket taker in T20IS in 2018 with 31 wickets.[20] On 16 July 2020, Tye was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[21][22] On 14 August 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Tye included in the touring party.[23][24] In November 2020, Tye replaced Kane Richardson in the Australian squad for T20I and ODI matches against India.[25]

References
  1. "Player profile: Andrew Tye". Western Australian Cricket Association. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. "Records, Ryobi One-Day Cup, 2013/14, Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. 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. "Two hat-tricks in a day: Tye, Badree make IPL history". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. "Debutant Tye's five-for fashions Lions' first win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. "Tye's knuckle ball punches wind out of Pune". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  9. "Joseph takes IPL record 6-12 on debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  10. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. "IPL 2018 Purple Cap: KXIP's Andrew Tye finishes as the tournament's leading wicket taker". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  12. "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  13. "IPL 2020 Auctions: Full list of sold and unsold players". Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  14. "Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals | Match 23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  15. "India tour of Australia, 2nd T20I: Australia v India at Melbourne, Jan 29, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  16. "Lynn replaces Maxwell in Australia ODI squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  17. "1st ODI (D/N), England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Melbourne, Jan 14 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  18. "Carey, Richardson gain contracts as Australia look towards World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  19. "Five new faces on CA contract list". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  20. "Most T20I Wickets in 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  21. "Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis in expanded Australia training squad for possible England tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  22. "Aussies name huge 26-player group with eye on UK tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  23. "Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe and Daniel Sams included as Australia tour to England confirmed". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  24. "Uncapped trio make Australia's UK touring party". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  25. Malcolm, Alex. "Kane Richardson to miss limited-overs series against India, Andrew Tye called up". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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