Adam Zampa

Adam Zampa is an Australian international cricketer who represents Australian cricket team in limited-overs cricket. Zampa was a member of the Australian teams that won the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 T20 World Cup.

Early life

As a child, Zampa bowled medium pace, but Cricket Australia had placed restrictions on how many overs pace bowlers were allowed to bowl in under – 14 matches, so he decided to change his bowling style to leg spin, inspired by Australian Test cricketer Shane Warne. Zampa made his way into Australia’s under – 19 team in 2009 and has earned a rookie contract with the Blues in 2010.

Zampa is married to Harriet Palmer, the couple have a son. He is vegan and has appeared in advertisements for PETA.

Domestic Career

• First class debut: for New South Wales in the 2012 – 13 Sheffield Shield season against Queensland
• He took five wickets in a three-wicket win.
• In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

International Career

• ODI debut: on 6 February 2016 in the second match of 2015 – 16 Chappell – Hadlee Trophy series
• Twenty20 International debut: for Australia against South Africa on 4 March 2016
• Zampa became a regular member of both the ODI and T20I squad for Australia.
• Zampa was named in Australia’s squad for the 2016 World Twenty20 before he’d made his T20I debut for Australia in South Africa.
• Despite how recently he’d been added to the squad, he was Australia’s leading wicket – taker with five wickets at an average of 13.80 and an economy rate of 6.27, including a breakout performance against Bangladesh with figures of 3/23.
• On 4 November 2021, in Australia’s T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh, Zampa took his first five – wicket haul in T20 cricket.
• In March 2022, during the opening match of the series against Pakistan, Zampa took his 100th wicket in ODI cricket.
• In September 2022, he took his first ODI five – wicket haul, against New Zealand in Cairns.
• Taking 23 wickets from 11 matches, the most wickets ever taken by an Australian Spinner at a World Cup and tying Murali’s record of the most wickets ever taken at a World Cup by a spinner.

Major Achievements

• On 4 November 2021, in Australia’s T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh, Zampa took his first five – wicket haul in T20 cricket.
• In March 2022, during the opening match of the series against Pakistan, Zampa took his 100th wicket in ODI cricket.
• In September 2022, he took his first ODI five – wicket haul, against New Zealand in Cairns.