Ali Orr
{{Short description|English cricketer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ali Orr
| image = Ali Orr (51222319952).jpg
| caption = Orr batting for Sussex in June 2021
| fullname = Alistair Graham Hamilton Orr
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|4|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Eastbourne, Sussex, England
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Top order batsman, Wicket-keeper
| club1 = Sussex
| year1 = 2021–2023
| clubnumber1 = 6
| club2 = Hampshire
| year2 = 2024–present
| clubnumber2 = 27
| hidedeliveries = true
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 32
| runs1 = 2,113
| bat avg1 = 37.07
| 100s/50s1 = 5/8
| top score1 = 198
| catches/stumpings1 = 12/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 14
| runs2 = 670
| bat avg2 = 47.85
| 100s/50s2 = 2/3
| top score2 = 206
| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 15
| runs3 = 273
| bat avg3 = 18.20
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 41
| catches/stumpings3 = 8/–
| date = 6 December 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1260069.html Cricinfo
}}
Alistair Graham Hamilton Orr (born 6 April 2001) is an English cricketer who plays as a Batter for Hampshire.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1260069.html |title=Ali Orr |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/sport/cricket/sussex-sign-orr-to-first-professional-deal-3191077 |title=Sussex sign Orr to first professional deal |work=Eastbourne Herald |access-date=3 June 2021}} He made his first-class debut on 3 June 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1244280.html |title=Group 3, Leeds, Jun 3 - 6 2021, County Championship |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 June 2021}} The following month, Orr scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, with 119 runs against Kent.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-2021-1244186/kent-vs-sussex-group-3-1244304/match-report-3 |title=Ali Orr's maiden first-class century gives Sussex commanding lead over Kent |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 July 2021}}
A former pupil of Bede's School, Eastbourne he also represented Loughborough University.{{cite web|url=https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/ali-orr-signs-first-professional-contract |title=Ali Orr signs first professional contract |work=Sussex Cricket |access-date=3 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1507/1507718/1507718.html|title=Alistair Orr|work=CricketArchive|access-date=3 June 2021}} He made his List A debut on 30 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1250188.html |title=Group 2, Hove, Jul 30 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=30 July 2021}} He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 June 2022, for Sussex in the 2022 T20 Blast.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1297834.html |title=South Group (N), Hove, June 03, 2022, Vitality Blast |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 June 2022}}
On 20 November 2023 it was announced that Orr signed for Hampshire on a multi-year contract. {{Cite web |title=Hampshire Sign Ali Orr From Sussex |url=https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/hampshire-sign-ali-orr-from-sussex/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=The Ageas Bowl |language=en-GB}}
References
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External links
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{{Hampshire County Cricket Club squad}}
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Category:Cricketers from Eastbourne
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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