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{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Gus Atkinson
| image =
| country = England
| full_name = Angus Alexander Patrick Atkinson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|01|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Chelsea, London]], England
| height = 6 ft 2 in
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = Bowler
| family = [[Henry Norris (businessman)|Henry Norris]] (great-great-grandfather)<ref name="Wigmore-17Jul2024">{{cite news |last=Wigmore |first=Tim |date=17 July 2024 |title= How Gus Atkinson overcame death of mother to become England's new star |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/07/17/gus-atkinson-england-surrey-trent-bridge-family/ |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |location=London |access-date=21 July 2024}}</ref>
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2023–present
| testdebutdate = 10 July
| testdebutyear = 2024
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testcap = 714
| lasttestdate = 27 August
| lasttestyear = 2026
| lasttestagainst = Pakistan
| odidebutdate = 8 September
| odidebutyear = 2023
| odidebutagainst = New Zealand
| odicap = 270
| lastodidate = 19 July
| lastodiyear = 2026
| lastodiagainst = India
| odishirt = 37
| T20Idebutdate = 1 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2023
| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand
| T20Icap = 101
| lastT20Idate = 22 January
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = India
| club1 = [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2020–present}}
| clubnumber1 = 37
| club2 = [[Southern Brave]]
| year2 = 2021
| club3 = [[Oval Invincibles]]
| year3 = {{nowrap|2022–2025}}
| club4 = [[Manchester Super Giants]]
| year4 = 2026
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 20 
| runs1= 568
| bat avg1= 19.58
| 100s/50s1= 1/0
| top score1= 118
| deliveries1 = 3,283
| wickets1 = 80
| bowl avg1 = 24.55
| fivefor1 = 5
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 7/45
| catches/stumpings1= 8/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 13
| runs2 = 127
| bat avg2 = 21.16
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 38
| deliveries2 = 562
| wickets2 = 16
| bowl avg2 = 37.56
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/50
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 4
| runs3 = 10
| bat avg3 = 10.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 8[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 65
| wickets3 = 6
| bowl avg3 = 20.33
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/20
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 46
| runs4 = 1,111
| bat avg4 = 19.49
| 100s/50s4 = 1/3
| top score4 = 118
| deliveries4 = 7,461
| wickets4 = 160
| bowl avg4 = 26.49
| fivefor4 = 6
| tenfor4 = 1
| best bowling4 = 7/45
| catches/stumpings4 = 13/–
| date = 30 August
| year = 2026
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1039481.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Angus Alexander Patrick  Atkinson''' (born 19 January 1998) is an English professional [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] and [[England national cricket team|England]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gus Atkinson |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1039481.html |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=8 August 2020 }}</ref> He is a right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast bowler]] and batsman.

==Early life and education==
Atkinson was educated at [[Northcote Lodge School|Northcote Lodge]], a [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory school]] in [[London Borough of Wandsworth|Wandsworth]], London, and [[Bradfield College]], an [[independent school (UK)|independent school]] in Berkshire, England.<ref>{{cite web |title=Record Breaking England Test Debut for 'Old Lodger' Gus Atkinson! |url=https://www.broomwood.com/2024/07/10/record-breaking-england-test-debut-for-old-lodger-gus-atkinson/ |website=Broomwood |access-date=23 July 2024 |date=10 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Old Bradfieldians star in County Cricket |url=https://www.bradfieldcollege.org.uk/blog/bradfieldian_article/old-bradfieldians-star-in-county-cricket/ |website=Bradfield College |access-date=12 July 2024 |date=October 2020}}</ref> He has an older sister and younger brother.<ref name="Wigmore-17Jul2024"/> His mother, Caroline, died at the age of 55 in December 2020 as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident, for which the driver of the other vehicle involved was found responsible and given a prison sentence in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hoult |first=Nick |date=4 September 2024 |title=The fight for justice |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/09/03/gus-atkinson-driver-killed-mother-car-youssef-berouain/ |department=Sport |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |issue=52663 |pages=1–3 |access-date=4 September 2024}} (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).</ref>

==Domestic career==
He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut on 8 August 2020, for [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] in the [[2020 Bob Willis Trophy]].<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227599.html |title=South Group, Chelmsford, Aug 8-11 2020, Bob Willis Trophy |access-date=8 August 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] debut on 28 August 2020, for Surrey in the [[2020 t20 Blast]].<ref name="T20">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1207706.html |title=South Group, Hove, Aug 28 2020, Vitality Blast |accessdate=28 August 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 22 July 2021, for Surrey in the [[2021 Royal London One-Day Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1250163.html |title=Scarborough, Jul 22 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref>

In April 2022, he was bought by the [[Oval Invincibles]] for the [[2022 season of The Hundred|2022 season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]]. Atkinson was part of the Surrey team that won the [[2022 County Championship]]. He was retained by the [[Oval Invincibles]] for the [[2023 season of The Hundred|2023 season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehundred.com/teams/oval-invincibles/squad?year=2023 |title=Oval Invincibles 2023 Squad |work=The Hundred |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref>

On 18 September 2023, Atkinson signed a new multi-year contract extension at Surrey.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=18 September 2023 |title=Surrey trio pen new contracts |url=https://www.kiaoval.com/surrey-trio-pen-new-contracts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930130650/https://www.kiaoval.com/surrey-trio-pen-new-contracts/ |archive-date=30 September 2023 |website=[[Surrey County Cricket Club]] |location=London |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref> In February 2024, it was announced that he had withdrawn from his £95,000 IPL contract with [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] after discussion with the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]], who were keen to manage his workload.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 February 2024 |title=England quick withdraws from his IPL contract |newspaper=Lancashire Evening Post |page=34}}</ref>

==International career==
Atkinson received his first senior [[England national cricket team|England]] call-up on 16 August 2023 for the [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 2023|ODI and T20I series]] against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=16 August 2023 |title=First England call up for Atkinson |url=https://www.kiaoval.com/first-england-call-up-for-atkinson/ |website=Surrey County Cricket Club |location=London |access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref> He made his T20I debut on 1 September 2023 against [[New Zealand national cricket team|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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Alan |date=1 September 2023 |title=Atkinson four-for condemns New Zealand after Bairstow, Brook tee off |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-in-england-2023-1336039/england-vs-new-zealand-2nd-t20i-1336049/match-report |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In September 2023, Atkinson was named in the England squad for the [[2023 Cricket World Cup]] in India.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=17 September 2023 |title=England squad for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup finalised |url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/3688284/england-squad-for-icc-mens-cricket-world-cup-finalised |website=[[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] |location=London}}</ref>

In December 2023, Atkinson received his first call-up to the England Test squad for their [[English cricket team in India in 2023–24|tour of India]].<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=11 December 2023 |title=England Men's squad for tour of India |url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/3818982/england-men-squad-for-india-test-tour-announced |website=ECB |location=London |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref> On 30 June 2024, Atkinson was named in the Test squad for the [[West Indian cricket team in England in 2024|West Indies tour]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Alan |date=30 June 2024 |title=Jamie Smith, Dillon Pennington win first England Test call-ups |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jamie-smith-dillon-pennington-first-england-test-call-ups-1441558 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Squad announced for England Men's first two Test matches versus West Indies |date=30 June 2024 |url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4047095/squad-announced-for-england-mens-first-two-test-matches-versus-west-indies |website=ECB |location=London |access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref> He made his debut in the first Test at [[Lord's]] on 10 July 2024, taking seven wickets in the first innings<ref>{{cite web |last=Dollard |first=Rory |date=10 July 2024 |title=Gus Atkinson upstages retiring James Anderson as England skittle West Indies |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/james-anderson-england-west-indies-jimmy-surrey-b2577462.html
|website=[[The Independent]] |location=London |access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2024/07/10/england-debutant-almost-breaks-128-year-record-west-indies-21201084/|title=England debutant Gus Atkinson almost breaks 128-year record as he rips through West Indies|work=The Metro|date=10 July 2024 |accessdate=10 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Shemilt |first=Stephan |date=10 July 2024 |title=Atkinson's seven puts England on top against Windies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cv2g9wlg4yqo |website=[[BBC Sport]] |location=London |access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref> and five in the second. His match figures of 12/106 were the best by an England debutant in 134 years as he made it onto the [[Lord's honours boards]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Shemilt |first=Stephan |date=12 July 2024 |title=Anderson ends England career in win over Windies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cm5219z2dd9o |website=BBC Sport |location=London |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Alan |date=12 July 2024 |title=Anderson bows out with 704 as Atkinson's 12 helps England rout WI on day three |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-in-england-2024-1385669/england-vs-west-indies-1st-test-1385691/match-report-3 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/131028/debutant-atkinson-delivers-comprehensive-win-in-andersons-swansong|title=Debutant Atkinson delivers comprehensive win in Anderson's swansong|publisher=Cricbuzz|accessdate=12 July 2024}}</ref>

He scored his maiden first-class century in the first innings of the [[Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2024#Test series|second Test]] against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at Lord's on 30 August 2024, reaching his hundred off 103 balls.<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Andrew |date=30 August 2024 |title=Kamindu fights for Sri Lanka but England seize control after Atkinson hundred |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-in-england-2024-1385672/england-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-test-1385695/match-report-2 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 August 2024}}</ref> In doing so, he became only the sixth player to have taken five wickets in an innings, ten wickets in a match, and scored a century at the ground.<ref>{{cite news |last=Burnton |first=Simon |date=31 August 2024 |title=Nerves, what nerves? Atkinson rattles to a place in Lord's history even quicker than Botham |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/30/nerves-what-nerves-gus-atkinson-eases-to-a-place-in-lords-history |department=Sport |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |page=11 |access-date=31 August 2024}}(Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wigmore |first=Tim |date=31 August 2024 |title='Surreal' day puts Atkinson in elite club |department=Sport |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |issue=52660 |location=London |pages=1, 9}}</ref> In terms of deliveries faced, the latter was also the sixth fastest there in Test history.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dobell |first=George |author-link=George Dobell |date=30 August 2024 |title=Gus Atkinson hundred offers England unanticipated options |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/eng-v-sl-premium/gus_atkinson_hundred_offers_england_unanticipated_options.html |url-access=subscription |website=[[The Cricketer]] |location=London |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref> He went on to take five wickets in Sri Lanka's second innings, becoming only the third England player (the first since [[Ian Botham]] in 1984) to achieve this and score a hundred in the same Test match.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hoult |first=Nick |date=2 September 2024 |title=Atkinson sets up England for summer clean sweep |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/09/01/england-v-sri-lanka-live-score-latest-second-test-day-four/ |url-access=subscription |department=Sport |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |issue=52661 |pages=10–11 |access-date=2 September 2024}} (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).</ref>

In December 2024, Atkinson bowled a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] in a Test against New Zealand, becoming the first Englishman in all Tests since 2017 to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-06 |title=New Zealand vs England: Gus Atkinson takes hat-trick in second Test in Wellington |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cj9001l2z3lo |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> Atkinson suffered a hamstring strain in the first Test of the 2025 English summer against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Atkinson out of WI ODIs, but could return in time for India Tests |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/gus-atkinson-out-of-west-indies-odis-england-hopeful-for-his-return-for-india-tests-1487837 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 September 2025 |date=27 May 2025}}</ref> He returned to the England team for the final Test of the [[Indian cricket team in England in 2025|India series]] and took a fourth five-wicket haul.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ehantharajah |first1=Vithushan |title=Gus Atkinson takes five as India collapse for 224 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-ind-innings-gus-atkinson-takes-five-as-india-collapse-for-224-1497587 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 September 2025 |date=1 August 2025}}</ref>

==Awards==
Atkinson was named England player of the year at the [[Cricket Writers' Club|2024 Cricket Writers' Club Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cp9z2l38y07o|title=Atkinson & Ecclestone win Cricket Writers' Club awards|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=5 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/gus-atkinson-wins-bob-willis-trophy-after-stunning-test-summer-1458525|title=Gus Atkinson wins Bob Willis Trophy after stunning Test summer|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=5 November 2024}}</ref> He was named as one of the 2025 [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cwyqngl1ep1o|title=England trio among Wisden cricketers of the year|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=23 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/wisden-cricketers-of-the-year-2025-atkinson-smith-ecclestone-b2736725.html|title=Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith and Sophie Ecclestone named among Wisden Cricketers of the Year|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=23 April 2025}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1039481}}

{{England 2023 Cricket World Cup squad}}
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