History of Zak Crawley in Timeline

Zak Crawley is an English international cricketer known for playing Test cricket for England's national team. A right-handed top-order batter, he has also participated in One Day Internationals. Notably, he captained England in two matches against Ireland in 2023. At the domestic level, Crawley represents Kent County Cricket Club.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

February 1998: Zak Crawley Born

Zak Crawley was born on February 3, 1998. He is an English international cricketer who plays Test cricket for the national team.

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2013: Second XI Debut

In 2013, Zak Crawley made his Second XI debut for Kent County Cricket Club at the age of 15.

2015: Signed First Professional Contract

At the end of the 2015 season, Zak Crawley signed his first professional contract with Kent County Cricket Club. He had become a regular Second XI player and was selected for the England Elite Player Development for London programme.

2016: Played Western Australian Grade Cricket

During the 2016-17 English winter, Zak Crawley played Western Australian Grade Cricket for Wembley Districts.

May 2017: Senior Debut for Kent

On May 17, 2017, Zak Crawley made his senior debut for Kent in the 2017 Royal London Cup against Essex at Canterbury.

August 2017: First-Class Debut for Kent

On August 6, 2017, Zak Crawley made his first-class debut for Kent against the touring West Indians during the 166th Canterbury Cricket Week, scoring 62 runs in his debut first-class innings.

October 2017: Contract Extension with Kent

In October 2017, after playing in four Championship matches for the county, Zak Crawley signed a contract extension with Kent.

2018: Potential International Batsman

Although averaging less than 35 runs per innings in county cricket in 2018, Crawley was seen as a potential international batsman.

2018: Regular in Kent Side

During the 2018 season, Zak Crawley became a regular in the Kent side, playing in all of the team's first-class matches. He was Kent's third highest run scorer in the County Championship with 755 runs. In September he scored his maiden first-class century against Glamorgan at Canterbury and signed a contract extension. He set a new record for the fastest century scored in the competition, making 100 from 42 balls in the T20 Cup against Sutherland District Cricket Club

2018: Regional Super50 Competition

In early 2018, Zak Crawley was part of the Kent squad for the 2017-18 Regional Super50 competition in the West Indies. He scored his maiden List A cricket half century against Guyana, scoring 60 runs, before going on to score 99 not out against the Leeward Islands.

September 2019: Named in England Test Squad

In September 2019, Zak Crawley was named in the England cricket team's Test match squad for their 2019/20 tour of New Zealand.

November 2019: International Debut

In November 2019, Zak Crawley made his international debut for England in the second Test match of England's tour of New Zealand.

March 2020: Contract Extension with Kent

In March 2020, Zak Crawley signed a three-year contract extension with Kent.

2020: Mentorship with Rob Key

During the 2020 summer, Zak Crawley credited the work he had done with Rob Key in helping his development.

2020: Maiden Test Century

In 2020, Zak Crawley made his maiden Test century, scoring 171 not out on the first day. He went on to score 267 runs, including a new England fifth wicket record partnership of 359 runs with Jos Buttler.

2020: Scored 267 runs

In 2020, Zak Crawley scored 267 runs.

July 2021: ODI Debut

In July 2021, following the forced isolation of most of the England One Day International squad, Zak Crawley was named in the revised squad for their series against the touring Pakistanis and made his ODI debut.

2021: Central Contract Renewed

Although Crawley lost his place in the team during the summer of 2021, his central contract was renewed and he was retained in the squad for the 2021–22 Ashes series in Australia.

2021: Wisden Cricketer of the Year

Following a score of 267 runs in 2020, Zak Crawley was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 2021 edition of the almanack.

2022: Rob Key Appointed Director of Men's Cricket

In 2022, Rob Key, Crawley's mentor, was appointed as Director of Men's Cricket by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

2022: London Spirit & Hobart Hurricanes

In 2022, Zak Crawley was retained by the London Spirit for The Hundred season. He also played for Hobart Hurricanes in the 2022–23 Big Bash League, scoring a half-century on debut.

2022: Test Tour of Pakistan and Century

In late 2022, during England's Test match tour of Pakistan, Zak Crawley scored a century in the first innings, reaching it in 86 balls, setting a record for the fastest century by an England Test opener.