Reece James William Topley was born on 21 February 1994 and is an English international cricketer who plays for the England cricket team in white ball cricket as a left-arm fast medium bowler.
25 Facts About Reece Topley
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Reece Topley plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.
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Reece Topley was born on 21 February 1994 in Ipswich.
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Reece Topley's father, Don Topley, was a first-class cricketer for Essex and Surrey.
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Reece Topley's father was one of his teachers at Royal Hospital School, where he is a master of cricket.
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In June 2009, aged 15, Reece Topley made the headlines when he was injured bowling in the nets at Loughborough University to England batsman Kevin Pietersen.
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Reece Topley was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary where he required stitches to his ear and was kept in hospital overnight.
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That month saw Reece Topley make his List A debut against the Unicorns in the Clydesdale Bank 40, with Reece Topley claiming his maiden wicket in that format, that of Robin Lett.
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Mid-season Reece Topley took a break from county cricket to return to Royal Hospital School to revise for his summer exams.
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Reece Topley has made a good start to his first-class career, taking to date 34 wickets at an average of 23.55.
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The start to his career drew praise from former England captain Michael Vaughan, who stated that Reece Topley could become a future Test cricketer.
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Reece Topley is bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore to play in the IPL 2023 season for INR.
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Reece Topley kept his place in the ODI side for the series against Pakistan and played in all four matches.
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Reece Topley had picked up one wicket in each of the next three matches, with England winning all three games.
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Reece Topley continued his role in the ODI side for the tour of South Africa, and again played every game in the series.
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Reece Topley played in both T20 internationals, although he didn't take a wicket in either game.
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Reece Topley was expensive in the next match against South Africa, bowling two overs for 33 runs.
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Reece Topley was replaced in the side by Liam Plunkett and did not play in the tournament again.
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Reece Topley was part of that successful T20 squad that was defeated in the World Cup Final in India, but upon returning home was found to have a stress fracture in his back.
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On 29 May 2020, Reece Topley was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On 9 July 2020, Reece Topley was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against Ireland.
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On 27 July 2020, Reece Topley was named in England's squad for the ODI series.
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On 26 March 2021, Reece Topley returned to the England starting XI in the second ODI against India at Pune.
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In October 2021, Reece Topley was added to England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup as a travelling reserve.
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On 14 July 2022, in the second match against India, Reece Topley took his first five-wicket haul and the best bowling figures for England in an ODI match with 6 for 24.