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Olly Stone is an International cricketer who hails from England’s Nottinghamshire county and currently plays for Nottinghamshire as well as the England cricket team. He is a right-handed fast bowler who has been described as an express bowler who has bowled more than 94 miles per hour which is 151 kilometres per hour.
Early Career
Stone was born in Norwich, Norfolk and he finished his primary schooling at Thorpe St Andrew School. He started his county cricket with Norfolk County Cricket Club in 2011 while at the Northamptonshire Cricket Academy, he played for Second XI in 2010 and first team in 2012.
International Career
Stone has played English cricket at all levels including Junior and senior levels. He was later called up to the England Under-19 team to play in the South Africa tour in 2013 where achieved the bowler’s paradise of taking a total of 11 wickets for 79 runs, thus registering England Under-19's best bowling figures in youth Tests.
Stone was included in the England cricket squad for the first time for a one-day international match against Sri Lanka in October of 2018. He had his Test debut in July 2019 in an Ireland match at Lord’s. After that, he has represented England in three Tests, twenty-eight ODIs and one T20I until August 2024.
Domestic Career
Olly Stone played for Northamptonshire from 2012-2016 after which he switched to Warwickshire where he agreed to play for three seasons at the end of the 2016 season. In the year 2022, he confirmed Nottinghamshire on a three-year deal that would begin at the end of the year 2022.
He has also participated in other domestic T20 leagues, which include participating in the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season’s Hundred tournament and Melbourne Stars in the 2023-24 Big Bash League.
Olly Stone Named as Mark Wood’s Pace Replacement for Lord’s Test
The news from the England camp is that Olly Stone has been added to the team as a replacement for the unavailable Mark Wood for the Lord’s Test match against Sri Lanka. On one occasion, Stone said he bowls at an express pace and will replace Wood who sustained a side strain in the first test match.
They said that Stone who has featured in 3 Tests, 8 one day internationals and 1 T20 international for England will be eager to show off his raw speed. He has been recorded taking over 94 mph and is considered the perfect replacement for Wood in the England bowling line-up.
An earlier blow this year saw Olly Stone fail to feature in The Hundred competition mainly on account of a hamstring injury. The England fast bowler was not disheartened about the situation that eventually ruled him out of the series and still hoped that he would play his part in the one-day World Cup defence later in the year.
Stone has not been free from injury woes in his playing days he twisted his knee in a celebration after taking a wicket in the year 2016 and faced season-ending surgeries. He will be looking forward to avoiding this misfortune and getting back into fitness for the next internationals.
Olly Stone Stone Signs with Nottinghamshire After Warwickshire Talks Break Down
In July 2022, Olly Stone agreed to join Nottinghamshire on a three-year deal starting at the end of the 2022 season. This move came after talks with his previous county Warwickshire broke down.
Stone's switch to Nottinghamshire was seen as a boost for the club as they look to challenge for trophies. The fast bowler will be hoping to make an immediate impact with his new team and continue his development as a key member of the England setup