Charlie Wakim

Charles Arthur Wakim (born 9 July 1991) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield. He has also played for Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League (BBL).^[1]

Charlie Wakim

Personal information
Full name	Charles Arthur Wakim
Born	(1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 33) Paddington, Sydney, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batter
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017/18–present	Tasmania (squad no. 9)
2018	Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 19)
2021/22	Melbourne Stars (squad no. 48)
2023/24	Brisbane Heat (squad no. 98)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 30 10 5 Runs scored 1,709 287 97 Batting average 31.07 28.70 19.40 100s/50s 3/8 0/2 0/0 Top score 160 82 43 Balls bowled 94 – 6 Wickets 1 – 0 Bowling average 81.00 – – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 10 wickets in match 0 – – Best bowling 1/27 – – Catches/stumpings 19/– 7/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 March 2024

Early life

Wakim was born in Sydney and has Lebanese ancestry. He grew up in Kensington, an inner-city Sydney suburb.^[2] After attending Waverley College, he studied at the University of New South Wales.^[3][4]

Cricket career

He made his List A debut for Tasmania in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup on 2 October 2017.^[5] In September 2018, he was named in the Hobart Hurricanes' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.^[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Hobart Hurricanes in the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy on 5 October 2018.^[7] He made his first-class debut for Tasmania in the 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season on 23 February 2019, scoring 160 and 22 in Tasmania's five-wicket victory.^[8]

Wakim was called up to play for the Melbourne Stars against the Perth Scorchers at the Junction Oval on 2 January 2022,^[9] being brought into the squad for the 2021–22 Big Bash after several members of the original squad became unavailable due to illness.^[10]