Theo Doropoulos
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Theo Paul Doropoulos in Subiaco, Western Australia
is a cricketer
currently listed with South Australia and the Adelaide Strikers
. He previously played for Western Australia.
at Under 19 level, Western Australia
at both Under 17's and Under 19's and the South Shields Cricket Club in the English North East Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls right arm fast-medium. He made his Twenty20
debut for the Warriors in January 2007 and his first-class cricket
and domestic limited overs cricket debuts in November 2007.
Doropoulos holds the record for the highest score in an Under 19 One Day International. Against England in 2003, he smashed 179 not out, which came off 155 balls, and included 21 fours and three sixes. .
Doropoulos was a substitute fielder for Australia in the 3rd Test against West Indies in 2009/10 and took a catch to get the 9th wicket.
In June 2011, after being dropped from Western Australia's squad, Doropoulos signed with South Australia.
Subiaco, Western Australia
Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north west of Kings Park. Its Local Government Area is the City of Subiaco.-History:Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Noongar Indigenous people....
is a cricketer
Cricketer
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currently listed with South Australia and the Adelaide Strikers
Adelaide Strikers
The Adelaide Strikers is a cricket team based in Adelaide that plays in the Big Bash League.The Strikers will wear a predominantly blue kit, with red and yellow trimmings. They will play their home games at Adelaide Oval....
. He previously played for Western Australia.
Career
Doropoulos has previously represented AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
at Under 19 level, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
at both Under 17's and Under 19's and the South Shields Cricket Club in the English North East Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls right arm fast-medium. He made his Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
debut for the Warriors in January 2007 and his first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and domestic limited overs cricket debuts in November 2007.
Doropoulos holds the record for the highest score in an Under 19 One Day International. Against England in 2003, he smashed 179 not out, which came off 155 balls, and included 21 fours and three sixes. .
Doropoulos was a substitute fielder for Australia in the 3rd Test against West Indies in 2009/10 and took a catch to get the 9th wicket.
In June 2011, after being dropped from Western Australia's squad, Doropoulos signed with South Australia.