Angus Alexander Patrick Atkinson (born 19 January 1998) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Surrey and England.[1] He is a right-arm fast bowler.
On 18 September 2023 Atkinson signed a new multi-year contract extension at Surrey.[7] In February 2024 it was announced that Atkinson had withdrawn from his £95,000 IPL contract with Kolkata Knight Riders after discussion with the ECB who were keen to manage his workload.[8]
International career
Atkinson got his first senior England call-up on 16 August 2023 for the ODI and T20I series against New Zealand.[9] He made his T20I debut on 1 September 2023 against New Zealand in the second T20I of the four match series. During that match he took figures of 4/20 which were the best by an England men's bowler on T20I debut.[10]
On 17 September 2023, Atkinson was named in the England squad for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India following a breakthrough summer.[11] He got the important wicket of Babar Azam against Pakistan in their last game of the tournament.[12]
On 11 December 2023, Atkinson received his first call-up to the England Test squad for their tour of India.[13] On 30 June 2024, Atkinson was named in the Test squad for the West Indies tour.[14][15] He made his debut in the first Test on 10 July 2024, taking seven wickets in the first innings[16][17][18] and five in the second, finishing with match figures of 12/106 – the best bowling figures by an England debutant in 134 years.[19][20][21][22]