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Angus Lovell
Angus Charles Ivor Lovell (born 12 September 1999) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Queensland. He is a right handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler. Early lifeLovell was born on the Isle of Wight in England, and lived in New Zealand before his family settled on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.[1] He attended Matthew Flinders Anglican College and became the youngest player to make his first grade debut for the Sunshine Coast Scorchers, aged 16 years and 35 days.[2] Lovell captained Queensland at under-17 level and under-19 level,[3] and during the 2016-17 Under 17 National Championships he scored 489 runs, and was named the Player of the Championships.[4] CareerLovell was included in the Queensland Academy of Sport cricket squad for the 2019-20 season.[5] He featured for the Queensland cricket team Second XI during the 2023-24 season, and made scores of 84 against Tasmania Second XI and 137 against Western Australia Second XI, leading to a call-up to the Queensland team for his first-class debut against Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield in February 2024.[1] After making four Shield appearances at the end of the season he was awarded a full-time contract in April 2024.[6] He scored his maiden Sheffield Shield century in November 2024 scoring an unbeaten 146 against New South Wales.[7] He made his One-Day Cup debut for Queensland against Tasmania on 3 December 2024.[8] Style of playA tall right-handed batsman, Lovell has been compared in style to the former Australian Test batsman Martin Love.[9] Personal lifeLovell attended the University of Queensland.[10] References
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