SamBates

If you weren’t a professional cricketer, you would be a…  

A paramedic

Outside of cricket, who is your all-time sporting G.O.A.T?   

Susie O'Neill and Libby Trickett

What’s a quote that you live by?   

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up

If you were to start your own successful business, what would it be?  

Making clothes for tall, skinny people

Ideal superpower and why?  

Reactive adaptation - body's ability to naturally adapt to environmental threats

Describe yourself in 3 words?   

Awkward, lanky, unorganised

Which teammate has the best tunes?    

This hurts me to say but Lauren Smith

Which teammate would you want to be and not want to be stranded on a desert island with? Why?  

Sammy-Jo for both answers.

Want - because she knows how to survive the wild

Not want - because I feel I would annoy her so much she would eat me for dinner

What are you most proud of?   

To have been playing professional cricket for almost 15 years

What’s your walkout song?   

Sitting On Top Of The World - Delta

Finish the sentence, there’s no better feeling than…  

My mum ordering takeaway

Name some of the most influential people in your life?   

My parents

Sarah Andrews

Sue Allen (underage coach)

Susie O'Neill

Libby Trickett

Nathan Bracken

Sleep in on your days off or get up and at em early?     

Definitely sleep in

What’s your go-to cheat meal?  

Dirty burger

If you could add one backyard cricket rule to professional competitions, what would it be?  

One hand, one bounce

Best piece of advice for junior cricketers?   

You don't have to be the best player at a young age. Timing is everything so keep playing if you love the game.