| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Theo Paul Doropoulos |
| Birth date | 25 April 1985 (age 41) |
| Birth place | Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Heightcm | 182 |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role | Batsman |
| Club 1 | Western Australia |
| Year 1 | 2006/07–2009/10 |
| Club 2 | South Australia |
| Year 2 | 2011/12 |
| Club 3 | Wellington |
| Year 3 | 2012/13 |
| Columns | 3 |
| Column 1 | FC |
| Matches 1 | 10 |
| Runs 1 | 300 |
| Bat avg 1 | 20.00 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 0/2 |
| Top score 1 | 65 |
| Deliveries 1 | 348 |
| Wickets 1 | 5 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 51.00 |
| Fivefor 1 | 0 |
| Tenfor 1 | 0 |
| Best bowling 1 | 2/16 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 6/– |
| Column 2 | LA |
| Matches 2 | 23 |
| Runs 2 | 581 |
| Bat avg 2 | 29.05 |
| 100s/50s 2 | 0/5 |
| Top score 2 | 92 |
| Deliveries 2 | 204 |
| Wickets 2 | 3 |
| Bowl avg 2 | 65.66 |
| Fivefor 2 | 0 |
| Tenfor 2 | 0 |
| Best bowling 2 | 1/13 |
| Catches/stumpings 2 | 8/– |
| Column 3 | T20 |
| Matches 3 | 20 |
| Runs 3 | 224 |
| Bat avg 3 | 18.86 |
| 100s/50s 3 | 0/0 |
| Top score 3 | 43 |
| Deliveries 3 | 66 |
| Wickets 3 | 5 |
| Bowl avg 3 | 22.00 |
| Fivefor 3 | 0 |
| Tenfor 3 | 0 |
| Best bowling 3 | 3/24 |
| Catches/stumpings 3 | 13/– |
| Source | https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5104.html CricInfo |
| Date | 15 December |
| Year | 2018 |
Theo Paul Doropoulos (born 25 April 1985) is an Australian journalist and former Australian cricketer of Greek descent. He played for South Australia, Western Australia and Wellington.
Since early 2025, Doropoulos has been the weekend sports presenter on Seven News in Melbourne.
Career
Doropoulos represented Australia at under-19 level, Western Australia at both under-17 and under-19 and played for Hale School in the Darlot Cup[1] and South Shields Cricket Club in the English North East Premier League.[2] He played as a right-handed batsman and bowled right-arm fast-medium. He made his Twenty20 debut for Western Australia in January 2007 and his first-class cricket and List A cricket debuts in November 2007.
Doropoulos previously held the record for the highest score in an under-19 One Day International, scoring 179 not out against England in 2003.[3][4]
Doropoulos’s most noticeable moment came during a test match between Australia and the West Indies at the WACA Ground in 2009 when after Nathan Hauritz went down with an injury during the West Indies second innings with Doropoulos becoming a substitute fielder in his place. Doropoulos upon his introduction to the field dropped a catch from Sulieman Benn off his WA teammate Mitchell Johnson. However, he made amends soon after, catching Benn, again off the bowling of Johnson. Doropoulos was mistaken in several times by commentators, most notably Michael Slater, who said it was Marcus Stoinis who took the catch.[5]
In June 2011, after being dropped from Western Australia's squad, Doropoulos signed with South Australia.[6] He also played 3 matches for the Adelaide Stikers in the Big Bash League.
Media career
After South Australia did not offer him a contract in 2012, Doropoulos transitioned into media, becoming a sports reporter for the Seven Network in Adelaide. On Seven News Adelaide, he primarily covered AFL football while also reporting on cricket, his former sport.[7]
In 2024, he moved to Melbourne and took on a similar role at Seven News Melbourne. He also appeared as a boundary commentator for the network’s cricket coverage, a role he had previously performed on Triple M’s AFL broadcasts.[citation needed]
In February 2025, Doropoulos replaced Abbey Gelmi as the weekend sports presenter on Seven News Melbourne.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Noteable [sic] Old Haleians - Sport". Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Marshall, Jeff; Newcastle win has Shields in a spin Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine; The Shields Gazette; 2007-06-11
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Records | Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in an innings | ESPNcricinfo.com". Stats.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "The day I accidentally played for cricket for Australia". 6PR. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ South Australia sign Doropoulos – ESPNCricinfo. Published June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "South Australia cull six from contract list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-10-12.