Callum Andrew Vidler (born 14 October 2005) is an Australian cricketer who plays for

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm pace bowler.

Early life

Vidler attended

Brisbane Grammar School Brisbane Grammar School (BGS) is an Independent school, independent, fee charging, non-denominational, day school, day and boarding school for boys, located in Spring Hill, Queensland, Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Austra ...

. He plays club cricket for Valley District Cricket Club. With Queensland, he reached the final of the Under-19 Male National Cricket Championship in December 2023.

Domestic Career

A right-arm pace bowler, his bowling has been recorded at a speed of over 150kph. He was signed by

Brisbane Heat The Brisbane Heat are an Australian professional franchise men's and women's cricket team, competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League (BBL). The Heat are the successors of the Queensland Bulls who playe ...

as in December 2023 during the 2023–24 Big Bash League season. In February 2024, he was included in the

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first team squad in the

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. He made his first-class debut for Queensland against

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, on 11 March 2024 in Sheffield Shield season. He signed a full-time contract with Queensland in April 2024. His third first class game was the Sheffield Shield Final in March 2025, in which he took 4-64 in South Australia’s first innings, including the wickets of test batters

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and Alex Carey.

International career

He was the leading wicket taker for Australia in the U19 Ashes in 2023. He was also the leading wicket taker for Australia as they won the

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, his haul including 4-29 against England U19 as he finished with 14 wickets at an average of 11.71. He was selected for ESPNcricinfo's Team of the Tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vidler, Callum 2005 births Brisbane Heat cricketers Living people People educated at Brisbane Grammar School Queensland cricketers 21st-century Australian sportsmen