Param Uppal

Param Uppal (born 25 October 1998) is an Australian cricketer of Indian origin.[1] He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup on 27 September 2017.[2] He made his first-class debut for New South Wales in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season on 3 March 2018.[3]

Param Uppal
Personal information
Full nameParam Uppal
Born (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998
Chandigarh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentNew South Wales (squad no. 18)
2017–presentCricket Australia XI (squad no. 3)
First-class debut3 March 2018 New South Wales v Victoria
Last First-class14 March 2018 New South Wales v Queensland
List A debut27 September 2017 Cricket Australia XI v South Australia
Last List A17 October 2017 Cricket Australia XI v Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition LA LA
Matches 2 6
Runs scored 72 83
Batting average 18.00 16.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 24 32
Balls bowled 180 30
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a
Best bowling - -
Catches/stumpings 1/- 0/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 August 2019

Early life

Uppal was born in 1998 in Chandigarh, India. He moved with his parents to Australia at the age of four so his mother could train as a teacher.[4][5]

Domestic career

Uppal was chosen to be part of the Cricket Australia XI squad for the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He made his List A debut against South Australia in the first match on 27 September,[6] and went on to play all six matches for the tournament, though he only averaged 16.60 with the bat and was unable to take any wickets.[7]

International career

In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[8]

References
  1. "Param Uppal". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. "1st match, JLT One-Day Cup at Brisbane, Sep 27 2017". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. "25th match, Sheffield Shield at Melbourne, Mar 3-6 2018". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. Kishore, Shashank (1 February 2018). "Challenges spur Param Uppal to new heights". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. Sharma, Nitin (17 December 2017). "Chandigarh-born Param Uppal to bat for Australia in ICC U-19 World Cup". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. "1st match, JLT One-Day Cup at Brisbane, Sep 27 2017". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. "Records / JLT One-Day Cup, 2017/18 - Cricket Australia XI / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  8. "Sangha, Waugh head U19 World Cup squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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