Gus Atkinson: Age, Height, Family, Career, Stats, Bowling Speed, Net Worth and More

Gus Atkinson is an English professional cricketer who plays for England and Surrey as a right-arm fast bowler. Since his sensational Test debut in 2024 — where he outshone James Anderson’s farewell match with a 12-wicket haul — Atkinson has become one of England’s most important pace bowlers, combining raw speed with a knack for big moments, including a maiden Test century and a Test hat-trick. This article covers the complete story of Gus Atkinson — his age, height, family, career, bowling speed, stats, controversies, and net worth.

Who is Gus Atkinson?

Angus Alexander Patrick “Gus” Atkinson was born in Chelsea, London, and rose through Surrey’s academy to become one of England’s leading fast bowlers. Known for bowling in the mid-to-high 80s mph with the ability to touch the low 90s, Atkinson built his reputation on a stunning 2024 Test debut and has gone on to become a first-choice member of England’s pace attack across formats.

Details	Information
Full Name	Angus Alexander Patrick Atkinson
Nickname	Gus
Profession	International Cricketer
Date of Birth	19 January 1998
Age (2026)	28 Years
Birthplace	Chelsea, London, England
Nationality	English
Batting Style	Right-handed
Bowling Style	Right-arm fast/fast-medium
Role	Fast Bowler
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Current Teams	England (international); Surrey (county)
Jersey Number	37

Gus Atkinson Age

Gus Atkinson’s age as of 2026 is 28 years. He was born on 19 January 1998, in Chelsea, London, England, and made his senior England debut in white-ball cricket in September 2023, before going on to become a Test regular the following summer.

Gus Atkinson Height and Physical Attributes

Atkinson stands at approximately 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm), a frame that helps him extract steep bounce alongside genuine pace. His height and strong action allow him to consistently operate in the mid-to-high 80s mph range and touch the low 90s in short bursts, making him one of the quickest bowlers England currently has available.

Family Members

Gus Atkinson was born into a close-knit family and has an older sister named named Izzie (Isobel) and a younger brother named Barnaby. Gus Atkinson’s father, Edward Tom Atkinson, runs a sustainability and environmental consultancy and has lived in Dubai since around 2010. He actively supported Atkinson’s cricketing career from an early age, strongly encouraging his development. His mother, Caroline Atkinson, played a central role in his early development — including driving him to practice — before she died in December 2020, aged 55, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. The driver responsible was later convicted and sentenced in 2024.

Relationship	Family Member
Father	Edward Tom Atkinson
Mother	Caroline Atkinson (deceased, 2020)
Older Sister	Izzie (Isobel)
Younger Brother	Barnaby

Early Life and Education

Atkinson was educated at Northcote Lodge School in Wandsworth, London, before attending Bradfield College, an independent school in Berkshire, where his fast bowling developed. A series of stress fractures interrupted his early career between 2017 and 2019, leading Surrey to manage his workload carefully once he returned to full fitness. He made his first-class debut for Surrey on 8 August 2020 in the Bob Willis Trophy.

Gus Atkinson Girlfriend

Atkinson keeps his personal life private, and there is no confirmed, credible information about his relationship status or a girlfriend in reliable reporting.

Gus Atkinson Career

Domestic Career and Franchise Cricket

Atkinson made his T20 debut for Surrey in August 2020 and his List A debut in July 2021. He was part of the Surrey side that won the 2022 County Championship and signed with the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred, a franchise he represented through 2025. He has also played in the ILT20 for Desert Vipers. In February 2024, Atkinson withdrew from a £95,000 IPL contract with Kolkata Knight Riders after discussions with the England and Wales Cricket Board, who wanted to manage his workload ahead of a packed international summer.

International Breakthrough

Atkinson received his first England call-up in August 2023 for a white-ball series against New Zealand. He made his T20I debut on 1 September 2023, taking 4/20 — at the time the best figures by an England men’s bowler on T20I debut — and made his ODI debut a week later. He was named in England’s squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India.

Test Debut for the History Books

Atkinson’s first Test call-up came in December 2023, but it was his actual Test debut — on 10 July 2024 against West Indies at Lord’s, in James Anderson’s farewell Test — that made him a household name. He took 7/45 in the first innings and 5/61 in the second, finishing with match figures of 12/106, the best by an England debutant in 134 years and the fourth-best match figures by any player on Test debut. He earned Player of the Match honors and finished the series with 22 wickets at an average of 16.22, winning Player of the Series as England swept the West Indies 3–0.

A Century to Match the Wickets

Weeks later, against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in August 2024, Atkinson scored a maiden first-class century — 118 off 115 balls, batting at No. 8 — sandwiched between five-wicket hauls in both innings. That made him only the sixth player in history to take a five-for in both innings, claim ten wickets in a Test, and score a century, all at Lord’s.

Hat-Trick, Injury, and the Ashes

In December 2024, Atkinson bowled a Test hat-trick against New Zealand in Wellington, the first by an England bowler in all Tests since 2017. His 2024 form earned him the England Player of the Year award at the Cricket Writers’ Club Awards and a place among the 2025 Wisden Cricketers of the Year. A hamstring strain suffered against Zimbabwe kept him out of the first four Tests of England’s 2025 home series against India, but he returned for the fifth and deciding Test at The Oval in August 2025, taking 5/33 in the first innings — his fourth Test five-wicket haul. He was the last man dismissed, bowled by Mohammed Siraj, as India won a dramatic finish by six runs to level the five-match series 2-2.

In the 2025–26 Ashes tour of Australia that followed, Atkinson managed six wickets across three Tests (Perth, Brisbane, and Melbourne) and was dropped for the Adelaide Test; he then suffered a fresh hamstring injury during the Melbourne Test, which ruled him out of the fifth and final Test in Sydney.

Gus Atkinson Bowling Speed

One of the most searched aspects of his game is simply how fast he bowls. Atkinson is not the outright quickest bowler in world cricket, but he is comfortably one of the fastest bowlers England has produced in the post-Anderson/Broad era.

• Typical match pace: Atkinson generally operates in the 135–145 km/h range (roughly 84–90 mph) in Test cricket, backed by a well-disguised bouncer.
• Peak recorded speed: His fastest delivery on record is 95 mph (approximately 152–153 km/h), bowled to Jos Buttler for the Manchester Originals during a 2023 Hundred match.
• Sustained pace in white-ball cricket: According to CricViz data from the 2023 Hundred season, Atkinson’s average bowling speed of 143.68 km/h (89.38 mph) that summer was bettered by very few bowlers globally, placing him alongside fellow Englishmen Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, and Olly Stone — the closest thing England has to a “90 mph club.”
• Chasing more pace: Atkinson has said publicly that he wants to bowl even quicker, citing team-mate Mark Wood — who has topped 97 mph in Tests — as the benchmark, particularly in short, high-intensity bursts rather than sustained spells.

Gus Atkinson Stats

Bowling Stats

Format	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Tests	18	35	79	7/45	12/106	23.27	3.61	38.6	2	5	1
ODIs	13	13	16	3/50	3/50	37.56	6.41	35.1	0	0	0
T20Is	4	4	6	4/20	4/20	20.33	11.26	10.8	1	0	0
FC	44	83	159	7/45	12/106	25.87	3.41	45.4	5	6	1
List A	16	16	21	4/43	4/43	36.9	6.58	33.6	1	0	0
T20s	65	64	81	4/20	4/20	21.55	8.87	14.5	3	0	0

Batting and Fielding Stats

Format	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100s	50s	Ct	St
Tests	18	27	513	118	19.73	66.27	1	0	7	0
ODIs	13	9	127	38	21.16	138.04	0	0	2	0
T20Is	4	2	10	8*	10	43.47	0	0	1	0
FC	44	62	1056	118	19.55	60.27	1	3	12	0
List A	16	11	202	60	25.25	139.31	0	1	3	0
T20s	65	29	119	14	9.15	97.54	0	0	23	0

Gus Atkinson Achievements

Looking at gus atkinson stats, several achievements stand out:

• Best match figures by an England Test debutant in 134 years — 12/106 vs West Indies at Lord’s, July 2024.
• Fourth-best match bowling figures by any player on men’s Test debut, and the second-best for England against West Indies.
• One of 12 men in history with a five-wicket haul in both innings of a men’s Test debut.
• One of only six players to take a five-for in an innings, ten wickets in a match, and score a century, all at Lord’s.
• First England bowler to take a Test hat-trick since 2017 — vs New Zealand, Wellington, December 2024.
• First century by an England No. 8 batter in more than a decade — 118 vs Sri Lanka, Lord’s, August 2024.
• Career-best Test figures of 7/45.

Controversies

Atkinson’s career has been largely defined by on-field success, but he has been involved in two notable off-field flashpoints:

Nightclub incident during the 2026 New Zealand series: In June 2026, following England’s opening Test win over New Zealand at Lord’s, Atkinson and captain Ben Stokes stayed out past the team’s midnight curfew and visited a Chelsea nightclub. Reports indicated an altercation broke out involving a Saracens academy rugby player, who reportedly threw a punch aimed at Atkinson that instead struck an ECB security guard, who needed stitches. The ECB confirmed neither cricketer was the aggressor, and no arrests were made. Stokes and Atkinson were nonetheless issued written warnings for breaching curfew and were left out of the second Test as a result. Both were cleared of further wrongdoing after a review by the independent Cricket Regulator and returned for the series-deciding third Test at Trent Bridge. The curfew itself had been reintroduced in January 2026 following criticism of England’s conduct on the previous Ashes tour of Australia.

Stuart Broad’s “body language” criticism: During England’s 2025–26 Ashes tour of Australia — a series in which Atkinson struggled for form before an injury cut his tour short — former England seamer Stuart Broad publicly questioned whether Atkinson’s on-field body language suited Test cricket. Atkinson pushed back in a subsequent interview with The Telegraph, saying he finds discussion of body language “pretty irrelevant” and that dwelling on how he outwardly expresses himself would only distract from his bowling and the team’s result.

Awards and Honours

• ICC Men’s Player of the Month, July 2024.
• England Player of the Year, 2024 Cricket Writers’ Club Awards.
• Wisden Cricketer of the Year, 2025.
• Player of the Series, England vs West Indies, 2024.

Interesting Facts About Gus Atkinson

• His Test debut match figures (12/106) came in James Anderson’s farewell Test, the two bowlers’ careers intersecting at Lord’s.
• He dismissed West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite with only the second ball of his Test career.
• He turned down an IPL contract with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024 to manage his England workload.
• His mother’s driving him to practice as a teenager played a pivotal role in his early development.

Gus Atkinson Net Worth

Gus Atkinson has an estimated net worth of around $3 million, with his wealth primarily coming from his professional cricket career. His income sources include central and domestic contracts with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Surrey, along with franchise opportunities in competitions such as the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and The Hundred. He also earns through international and domestic match fees, sponsorships, and brand endorsements, including partnerships associated with cricket equipment and sportswear. Overall, his growing profile as an England international has contributed to increased earnings across contracts, franchise cricket, and commercial opportunities.

Social Media Presence

Gus Atkinson keeps a relatively low profile on social media compared to some England teammates.

• Instagram – @gusatkinson (54K+ followers)

Conclusion

In the space of two English summers, Gus Atkinson went from a promising but injury-interrupted county seamer to one of the sport’s most talked-about fast bowlers — a debutant who outshone a legend, a genuine 90 mph threat, and a lower-order batter capable of a Lord’s century. With England building their attack around genuine pace ahead of future overseas tours, Atkinson’s bowling speed and growing stat sheet suggest his best years are still ahead.

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