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Ollie Sykes (cricketer)

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Ollie Sykes
Personal information
Full name
Oliver Findlay Mortimer Sykes
Born (2005-03-06) 6 March 2005
Wandsworth, London, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2024–presentSurrey
First-class debut26 September 2024 Surrey v Essex
List A debut6 August 2024 Surrey v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 3 14 11
Runs scored 54 545 87
Batting average 13.50 45.41 12.42
100s/50s 0/0 1/4 0/0
Top score 37 115 44*
Balls bowled 66 180 –
Wickets 0 7 –
Bowling average – 23.42 –
5 wickets in innings – 0 –
10 wickets in match – 0 –
Best bowling – 3/44 –
Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/– 5/–
Source: CricInfo, 28 September 2025

Oliver Findlay Mortimer Sykes (born 6 March 2005) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club.[1] He is a left-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.[2]

Early life

Sykes attended Dulwich Prep London followed by Tonbridge School.[3] In 2024, he was named Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year after taking 30 wickets and scoring 935 runs for Tonbridge in the 2023 summer.[4][5]

Career

Sykes joined the Surrey Academy in May 2023.[6] In July 2024, he signed a rookie contract with Surrey.[7] He made his T20 debut for Surrey in the 2024 T20 Blast against Kent Spitfires on 7 July 2024.[2][8] He made his List A debut for Surrey on 6 August 2024 in the One-Day Cup against Leicestershire.[9] He scored his first half century when striking 87 from 56 balls in an unbeaten 150-run partnership with Josh Blake against Essex on 9 August 2024.[10][11] That month, he scored his maiden century in the One Day Cup for Surrey against Derbyshire.[12] He made his first-class debut along with Josh Blake and Yousef Majid, for Surrey in the 2024 County Championship on 26 September 2024, against Essex.[13]

References

  1. "Player profile: Ollie Sykes". CricketArchive Surrey. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. "Ollie Sykes". Kia Oval. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. "Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year award for Tonbridge's Ollie Sykes". Tonbridge School. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. "Revealed: The 2024 Wisden Cricketers of the Year". Wisden. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. "Oliver Findlay Mortimer Sykes: Profile | Stats | Archive". CricketArchive The Cricketer Cup. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. "Alec Stewart pushing for contract change". London News Online. 17 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  7. "OLLIE SYKES SIGNS ROOKIE CONTRACT WITH SURREY". Kia Oval. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  8. "Surrey vs Kent at The Oval- July 07, 2024, Vitality Blast". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  9. "Surrey vs Leicestershire at Kibworth- August 06, 2024, One-Day Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  10. "Hammond hits unbeaten century to keep Gloucestershire in the hunt". BBC Sport. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  11. White, Tom (12 August 2024). "Final straight beckons in Surrey's County Championship hat-trick bid". Wokingnewsandmail. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  12. "Maiden centuries for Thomas, Sykes see Surrey to victory". espncricinfo. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  13. "Essex vs Surrey, Chelmsford, September 26 - 29, 2024, County Championship Division One". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2024.