Callum Vidler
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| Full name | Callum Andrew Vidler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023/24 | Queensland (squad no. 98) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Callum Andrew Vidler (born 14 October 2005) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Queensland. Vidler is a right-arm fast bowler who has been recorded bowling at over 150 km/h. He was Australia's leading wicket-taker in the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.
Early life and junior career
Vidler attended Brisbane Grammar School.[1] He plays club cricket for Valley District Cricket Club.[2] With Queensland, he reached the final of the Under-19 Male National Cricket Championship in December 2023.[3]
Vidler was the leading wicket taker for Australia in the U19 Ashes in 2023.[4] In December 2023, he was signed by the Brisbane Heat as a Local Replacement Player, training with the squad during the 2023–24 Big Bash League season.[4][5]
Vidler was part of Australia's squad in the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, where he was Australia's leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets.[6][7] In the semi-final against Pakistan, Vidler was part of a 17-run 10th wicket partnership with Raf MacMillan that secured Australia's place in the final,[4] where Australia defeated India to win the tournament.[7] He was named in the ICC's Team of the Tournament.[8]
Cricket career
In February 2024, Vidler was included in the Queensland cricket team first team squad in the Sheffield Shield.[9] He made his first-class debut for Queensland against New South Wales, on 11 March 2024 in Sheffield Shield season.[10] He signed a full-time contract with Queensland in April 2024.[8] His third first class game was the Sheffield Shield Final in March 2025, in which he took 4-64 in South Australia’s first innings, including the wickets of Australian Test batters Nathan McSweeney and Alex Carey.[11]
Vidler was named in the Australia A squad for a one-day series in India to start the 2025–26 season. To prepare for the series, he played in a Twenty20 competition in Queensland for his local club Valley District, but after this tournament scans revealed a partial stress fracture in his back. The injury ruled him out of the Australia A series and he entered a rehab process with no set date for his return to cricket.[12]
Playing style
A right-arm fast bowler, his bowling has been recorded at a speed of over 150kph.[13] He has also shown an ability to generate swing on pitches that don't support much ball movement.[14][15]
References
- ^ "Top Queensland school cricket players revealed for 2023". Courier Mail. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Horne, Ben (13 February 2024). "Under 19 World Cup win a sneak peek at the next generation of Australian men's cricketing stars". The Australian. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Under-19 Male National Cricket Championships: All the action from every day here". Herald Sun. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Savage, Nic (13 February 2024). "Meet Callum Vidler, the teenage tearaway whose 'mind games' helped Australia reach the Under-19 Cricket World Cup final". Foxsports. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Young Quick Joins Heat Squad". Brisbane Heat. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Vidler keeping hungry after dream start at U19 World Cup". Cricket.com.au. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b McGlashlan, Andrew (12 February 2024). "Is this the next batch of Australia's golden generation?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ a b Paynter, Jack (18 April 2024). "Aussie U19 world champions rewarded with Bulls contracts". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Cameron Green and Marnus Labuschagne among Test players set for Sheffield Shield practice". News.com.au. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "30th Match, Brisbane, March 11 - 14, 2024, Sheffield Shield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "'Absolute pace' - 150kph teenage quick lights up Sheffield Shield final with four-for". Wisden. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Malcolm, Alex (8 September 2025). "Vidler ruled out of Australia A tour of India with a partial stress fracture". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Ramsey, Andrew (26 March 2025). "'Don't want to face him': Teen firebrand leads Bulls' fightback". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Moonda, Firdose (30 January 2024). "Seven to watch in the Super Sixes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Malcolm, Alex (26 March 2025). "Doggett's six trumps Vidler's four on dramatic opening day to Shield final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2026.