# Oliver Peake
**Oliver Peake** (Ollie John Peake, born 2006) is an Australian cricketer from Geelong, [Victoria](https://www.edgepedia.org/victoria-state), a left-handed batter and right-arm off-spin bowler who plays for Victoria, the Melbourne Renegades in the [Big Bash League](https://www.edgepedia.org/big-bash-league), and Australia in one-day internationals.[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) He won the 2024 Under-19 World Cup with Australia as a 17-year-old injury replacement, captained Australia at the 2026 Under-19 World Cup, and made his ODI debut in May 2026 as Australia's youngest ever specialist batter to do so.[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name and birth | Ollie John Peake, born 2006, Geelong, Victoria[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) |
| Playing style | Left-handed batter; right-arm off spin[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) |
| 2024 U19 World Cup | Injury replacement who scored 25 not out against England, 49 against Pakistan in the semi-final, and 46 not out against India in the final, which Australia won[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) |
| First-class debut | Half-century on Sheffield Shield debut for Victoria in 2024-25[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) |
| 2026 U19 World Cup | Australia's captain; scored 109 off 117 balls against the West Indies in a 22-run Super Six win[2](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4440976/oliver-peake-performance-sends-australia-into-icc-u19-world-cup-2026-semi-finals) |
| ODI debut | 30 May 2026 against Pakistan at Rawalpindi, aged 19 years 261 days, Australia's youngest ever specialist batter to debut in ODIs[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) |
| Early ODI record | 8 matches, 210 runs, average 30.00, highest score 48, strike rate 88.98[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) |
## Background and family
Peake comes from a cricketing family in Geelong. His father, Clinton Peake, played first-class cricket for Victoria and captained the Australia Under-19 side in 1994-95.[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) Clinton's 304 against India in a 1995 Youth Test in Melbourne remains the record for the highest score in an Under-19 international, and he has been credited by the retired Australia white-ball captain [Aaron Finch](https://www.edgepedia.org/aaron-finch) with an instrumental role in Finch's own development.[3](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3892701) Oliver captained Geelong Grammar to the Associated Grammar Schools title in 2024.[4](https://ncreview.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/North-Central-Review_2025-02-04.pdf)
## 2024 Under-19 World Cup
Peake was named a non-traveling reserve for the 2024 Under-19 World Cup in South Africa. When [Western Australia](https://www.edgepedia.org/western-australia)'s Corey Wasley broke a finger in the opening match, Peake flew out as a replacement and was brought straight into the playing XI as a 17-year-old.[3](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3892701) He made an immediate impact: 25 not out against England in his first match, a crucial 49 against Pakistan in the semi-final, and 46 not out against India in the final, which Australia won by 79 runs.[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) • [3](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3892701) In October 2024 he received the Australian Cricket Society Male Young Cricketer of the Year award.[5](https://www.ipl.com/player/oliver-peake)
## Domestic rise
Peake scored a half-century on his [Sheffield Shield](https://www.edgepedia.org/sheffield-shield) debut for Victoria in the 2024-25 season, with his first-class debut coming against Western Australia at the [WACA Ground](https://www.edgepedia.org/waca-ground) on 15 March 2025.[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) • [6](https://crex.com/player/oliver-peake-HMO) That performance earned him an invitation to join Australia's Test squad on a Sri Lanka tour in early 2025, and he then received his first full contracts with Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades for the 2025-26 summer, along with selection in the Australia A side.[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) He made his BBL debut in January 2025.[5](https://www.ipl.com/player/oliver-peake)
In the 2026 Shield final he made 59 at Melbourne's Junction Oval for Victoria against [South Australia](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-australia).[7](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4577426/ollie-peake-2026-seven-countries-eight-months-zimbabwe-south-africa-tour-first-odi-ponting-smith-renshaw?tags=9037) In January 2026 he hit a last-ball six to beat the [Perth Scorchers](https://www.edgepedia.org/perth-scorchers) in a BBL match, a match-winning knock for the club he had supported as a child, and 66 minutes later was on his way to [Perth Airport](https://www.edgepedia.org/perth-airport) to fly to Africa for the Under-19 World Cup.[2](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4440976/oliver-peake-performance-sends-australia-into-icc-u19-world-cup-2026-semi-finals) • [8](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4432459/tracing-rise-young-gun-oliver-peake-melbourne-renegades-australia-u19-captain-2026-world-cup-strength-power-geelong-dad-clinton?tags=9037) In 2026 he recommitted to the Renegades with a two-year contract extension running through the end of BBL|17.[9](https://www.melbournerenegades.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake)
## 2026 Under-19 World Cup captaincy
Peake captained Australia's title defense at the 2026 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup, held in Namibia and Zimbabwe, becoming the only returning member of the victorious 2024 squad.[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) • [10](https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/118077/oliver-peake) Australia won four matches comfortably in Windhoek before the Super Six stage in Zimbabwe.[2](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4440976/oliver-peake-performance-sends-australia-into-icc-u19-world-cup-2026-semi-finals)
**Captain's century.** Against the [West Indies](https://www.edgepedia.org/west-indies) at the Harare Sports Club on 28 January 2026, Peake made 109 off 117 balls, his first Under-19 World Cup century, reaching three figures with a six over long-on from the first ball of the final over. Australia posted 314 for 7 and won by 22 runs, with Charles Lachmund taking 4 for 66 and Aryan Sharma 2 for 47.[2](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4440976/oliver-peake-performance-sends-australia-into-icc-u19-world-cup-2026-semi-finals) • [11](https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/peake-century-guides-australia-into-last-four-at-icc-u19-men-s-cricket-world-cup) In the semi-final against England at Bulawayo, Peake made a half-century off 55 balls, but England, led by captain [Thomas Rew](https://www.edgepedia.org/thomas-rew-cricketer)'s century, won by 27 runs to reach the final.[12](https://ceylontoday.lk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CT-Daily-05022026.pdf)
## International career
Peake's first official senior call-up came in May 2026, when he was named in Australia's ODI squad for three matches in Pakistan. He made his debut in the first match at [Rawalpindi](https://www.edgepedia.org/rawalpindi) on 30 May 2026, batting in the lower middle order.[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) At 19 years and 261 days he was officially Australia's youngest ever specialist batter to make his ODI debut, surpassing the record of [Ricky Ponting](https://www.edgepedia.org/ricky-ponting), who had debuted at 20 years and 58 days.[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake)
Through his first eight ODIs he scored 210 runs at an average of 30.00 with a highest score of 48, made against South Africa at [Potchefstroom](https://www.edgepedia.org/potchefstroom) on 30 September 2026, and bowled nine overs for one wicket.[1](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake) His 2026 schedule spanned seven countries in eight months, including Sheffield Shield cricket, ODIs in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, and a stint with the San Francisco Unicorns in American T20 franchise cricket.[7](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4577426/ollie-peake-2026-seven-countries-eight-months-zimbabwe-south-africa-tour-first-odi-ponting-smith-renshaw?tags=9037)
## References
1. [Oliver Peake player profile, cricket.com.au](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake)
2. [Peake performance sends Aussies into U19 semis, cricket.com.au, 28 January 2026](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4440976/oliver-peake-performance-sends-australia-into-icc-u19-world-cup-2026-semi-finals)
3. [Peakey Blinder: Youngest Aussie goes from reserve to finals hero, cricket.com.au](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3892701)
4. [North Central Review, 4 February 2025](https://ncreview.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/North-Central-Review_2025-02-04.pdf)
5. [Oliver Peake player profile, IPL.com](https://www.ipl.com/player/oliver-peake)
6. [Oliver Peake profile, CREX](https://crex.com/player/oliver-peake-HMO)
7. [Aussies' everything, everywhere, all at once batting prodigy, cricket.com.au](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4577426/ollie-peake-2026-seven-countries-eight-months-zimbabwe-south-africa-tour-first-odi-ponting-smith-renshaw?tags=9037)
8. [Peake power: Behind Aussie U19 star's senior transition, cricket.com.au](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4432459/tracing-rise-young-gun-oliver-peake-melbourne-renegades-australia-u19-captain-2026-world-cup-strength-power-geelong-dad-clinton?tags=9037)
9. [Oliver Peake, Melbourne Renegades](https://www.melbournerenegades.com.au/players/CA%3A14838/oliver-peake)
10. [Oliver Peake player profile, ICC](https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/118077/oliver-peake)
11. [Peake century guides Australia into last four at ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup, ICC, 28 January 2026](https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/peake-century-guides-australia-into-last-four-at-icc-u19-men-s-cricket-world-cup)
12. [Ceylon Today sports pages, 5 February 2026](https://ceylontoday.lk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CT-Daily-05022026.pdf)
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