Oliver Peake
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| Full name | Oliver John Peake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 2006 Geelong, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Clinton Peake (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25– | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25– | Melbourne Renegades | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oliver John Peake (born 11 September 2006) is an Australian cricketer who plays Australian domestic cricket for Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler.
Early life
Born in Geelong in Victoria, Peake attended Geelong Grammar School.[1] His father is former Victorian cricketer Clinton Peake.[2]
Domestic career
Peake played with South Barwon Cricket Club, playing for two seasons with his father, before going on to play for Geelong Cricket Club in Victorian Premier Cricket. He was named the Australian Cricket Society Male Young Cricketer of the Year in October 2024.[3][4]
In November 2024, he was selected to play second XI cricket for Victoria.[5] On 18 January 2025, he made his Big Bash League debut for Melbourne Renegades against Brisbane Heat.[6][7] Peake also made his first-class debut in that same season, playing Victoria's final Sheffield Shield match of the 2024-25 season, against Western Australia at the WACA Ground.[8][9] Peake top scored for Victoria in the first innings, with a contribution of 52.[10] He was awarded a rookie state contract in May 2025.[11]
International career
Peake was a member of the Australia national under-19 cricket team that won the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. Initially named as a non-travelling reserve for the World Cup, he was promoted into the squad when Corey Wasley broke a finger in the opening match. Peake became the youngest member of the winning team and contributed 49 runs against Pakistan in the semi final before playing in the final in which he scored 46 not out against India.[12]
Peake, as an 18-year old who was yet to make his first-class debut, was invited to join Australia's 2025 test tour of Sri Lanka in February to gain experience around the team and in subcontinent conditions.[13] Later that year in July, he was a part of the Australia A squad to play 3 List A and 2 First Class matches against Sri Lanka A in Darwin.[14] He scored an unbeaten 55 from 38 balls in his first outing for the team, the first List A match of the series.[15]
References
- ^ Amy, Paul (10 November 2024). "Batting wunderkind Ollie Peake primed for Victorian seconds call-up, as he looks to launch from prodigious Under 19s record". The Chronicle. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Thirty years after father Clinton's triple hundred versus India U-19, son Oliver Peake scores hundred". Indian Express. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Oliver Peake ACS Male Young Cricketer of the Year". Australian Cricket Society. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Cameron, Ben (27 June 2024). "Geelong Cricket Club is hopeful it will get greater access to Oliver Peake and Liam Blackford this summer than last". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Ollie Peake in Victorian Second XI cricket call-up". Code Sports. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Renegades to unleash U19s star in mini-final as shock Aussie Test squad move revealed". Fox Sports. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ Batten, Dan (18 January 2025). "Victorian teen sensation Ollie Peake to make Big Bash League debut for Melbourne Renegades". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "'One of the toughest tests': Geelong star makes Shield debut". Geelong Advertiser. 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Congratulations to Oliver Peake and David Moody who have been named to make their debuts". Victoria cricket team. 15 March 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Handscomb, debutant Peake hold their own with attrition on WACA green top". ESPNCricinfo. 15 March 2025.
- ^ Paynter, Jack; Cameron, Louis (6 May 2025). "Vics' young guns elevated after impressing in debut seasons". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Middleton, David (12 February 2024). "Peakey Blinder: Youngest Aussie goes from reserve to finals hero". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "'Watch this kid': Greats in awe as 'teen sensation' lands shock Aussie Test tour call". Fox Sports (Australia). 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Weatherald, Peake, Jackson among Australia A newbies". Cricket.com.au. 2 June 2025.
- ^ Lewis, Tyler (4 July 2025). "Rising star Oliver Peake hits impressive fifty on Australian A debut". News.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2025.