Xavier Colin Bartlett (born 17 December 1998) is an Australian cricketer. He made his List A cricket debut for the Australian National Performance Squad against India A on 27 August 2016.[1] A right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman, he lives in Queensland.[2]
Early life
Bartlett was born in Adelaide, South Australia, but moved with his family to the Gold Coast, Queensland, in 2005 at the age of seven.[3] He began playing junior cricket for Surfers Paradise[4] and made his first grade debut for the Gold Coast Dolphins in November 2015 at the age of 17.[3] Bartlett graduated from The Southport School in 2016 as a member of Radcliffe House. While at the school, he represented the school's First XI cricket team in both 2015 and 2016; winning the Westcott Family Trophy for First XI bowler of the year alongside teammate Jack McDonald and played a pivotal role in TSS's 2015 First XI GPS Premiership winning season.[5]
In the 2023/24 Big Bash Season, Bartlett was the top wicket taker in the tournament taking 20 wickets. This included 2 in the Brisbane Heat’s Final victory against the Sydney Sixers.[9] Making him a vital part of the Brisbane Heat’s Title win.[10]
In January 2024, he earned his maiden call-up to Australia's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies, as an injury replacement for Jhye Richardson.[13] He made his debut in the first match of the series.[14] On debut he recorded figures of 4/17 which earned him the Player of the Match. At the time of his debut these are the second best bowling figures recorded for an Australian debutant in ODIs.[15] After being rested for the second match in the series,[16] he returned in the third match taking 4/21.[17] This performance saw him pick up his second player of the match, ultimately earning him the player of the series.[18]
