Corey Rocchiccioli

Corey Rocchiccioli

Personal information
Full name	Corey James Rocchiccioli
Born	(1997-10-08) 8 October 1997Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Nickname	The Rock[1]
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2021/22–present	Western Australia(squad no. 77)
2022/23	Melbourne Renegades(squad no. 77)
2023/24	Melbourne Stars(squad no. 77)
2025	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 48 2 5 Runs scored 752 2 1 Batting average 16.71 2.00 1.00 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 Top score 50 2 1 Balls bowled 9,396 84 108 Wickets 161 2 6 Bowling average 30.68 28.50 25.66 5 wickets in innings 5 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 7/52 2/38 2/25 Catches/stumpings 25/– 1/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 January 2026

Corey James Rocchiccioli (born 8 October 1997) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Western Australia as a right-arm off breakbowler.^[3][4] He is eligible to play for Italy national cricket team.

Early life

Rocchiccioli was born on 8 October 1997 in Perth. He is of Italian and Irish heritage.^[5]

Career

Rocchiccioli was offered a rookie contract by Western Australia ahead of the 2020/21 season, where he did not play a match, before being elevated to a senior contract prior to the 2021/22 season.^[6][7] He made his first-class debut on 24 September 2021, for Western Australia against South Australia in the opening match of 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season.^[8]

Rocchiccioli was added to the Perth Scorchers squad on 8 December 2020 as injury cover for Ashton Agar during BBL|10, however did not feature in any matches.^[9] Rocchiccioli made his BBL debut in the 2022/23 season for the Melbourne Renegades.^[10]

In October 2024, he was selected for the Australia A squad ahead of the India A tour of Australia.^[11]

In June 2025, Rocchiccioli signed a short-term contract to play four English County Championship matches for Warwickshire County Cricket Club.^[12]

References

1. "State Squads Announced". WA Cricket. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
2. Cameron, Louis (23 March 2024). "The key metric that puts rising star in same conversation as Lyon | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
3. "Corey Rocchiccioli". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
4. "Player of the Week: Corey Rocchiccioli". Wanneroo Districts Cricket Club. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
5. "Meet Corey Rocchiccioli, the off-spinning sensation rewriting history in Perth | Sheffield Shield, 2024/25". Cricket.com. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
6. "State Squads Announced". WA Cricket. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
7. "WA Men's 2021-22 Squad Locked In". WA Cricket. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
8. "1st Match, Adelaide, Sep 24 - 27 2021, Sheffield Shield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
9. "Scorchers lock in replacement players". Perth Scorchers. 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
10. "Rocchiccioli embraced the fear in stunning Renegades debut". PerthNow. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
11. Lavalette, Tristan (14 October 2024). "Sam Konstas vaults into Australia A squad after twin hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
12. "Bears sign spinner Rocchiccioli on short-term deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

External links

• Corey Rocchiccioli at ESPNcricinfo