Gus Atkinson

Angus Alexander Patrick Atkinson (born 19 January 1998) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Surrey and England. He is a right-arm fast bowler.

Early life and education
Atkinson was educated at Bradfield College, an independent school in Berkshire, England.

Domestic career
He made his first-class debut on 8 August 2020, for Surrey in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy. He made his Twenty20 debut on 28 August 2020, for Surrey in the 2020 t20 Blast. He made his List A debut on 22 July 2021, for Surrey in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.

In April 2022, he was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of 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.

On 18 September 2023 Atkinson signed a new multi-year contract extension at Surrey. In February 2024 it was announced that Atkinson had withdrawn from his £95,000 IPL contract with Kolkata Knight Riders after discussion with the ECB who were keen to manage his workload.

International career
Atkinson got his first senior England call-up on 16 August 2023 for the ODI and T20I series against New Zealand. 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.

On 17 September 2023, Atkinson was named in the England squad for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India following a breakthrough summer. He got the important wicket of Babar Azam against Pakistan in their last game of the tournament.

On 11 December 2023, Atkinson received his first call-up to the England Test squad for their tour of India. On 30 June 2024, Atkinson was named in the Test squad for the West Indies tour. He made his debut in the first Test on 10 July 2024, taking seven wickets in the first innings  and five in the second, finishing with match figures of 12/106 – the best bowling figures by an England debutant in 134 years.