Theo Doropoulos

Theo Doropoulos
Personal information
Full name	Theo Paul Doropoulos
Born	25 April 1985 (age 40); Subiaco, Western Australia
Nickname	Zoolander
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
2006/07–2009/10	Western Australia
2011/12	South Australia
2012/13	Wellington
Career statistics
	Source: CricInfo, 15 December 2018

Theo Paul Doropoulos (born 25 April 1985) is an Australian journalist and former Australian cricketer of Greek origin. He played for South Australia, Western Australia and Wellington.

Doropoulos is currently 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 South Shields Cricket Club in the English North East Premier League.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

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 during the West Indies second innings with Doropoulos becoming a substitute fielder in his place. Doropoulos upon his introduction dropped a catch from Sulieman Benn off the bowling of Clint McKay but soon after took a redeeming catch, this time off his WA teammate Mitchell Johnson’s bowling to remove Benn. Doropoulos was mistaken in several times by commentators, most notably Michael Slater, who said it was Marcus Stoinis who took the catch.^[4]

In June 2011, after being dropped from Western Australia's squad, Doropoulos signed with South Australia.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.

In February 2025, Doropoulos replaced Abbey Gelmi as the weekend sports presenter on Seven News Melbourne.

References

^ Marshall, Jeff; Newcastle win has Shields in a spin; The Shields Gazette; 2007-06-11
^ "The Home of CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ "Records | Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in an innings | ESPNcricinfo.com". Stats.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ "The day I accidentally played for cricket for Australia". 6PR. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
^ South Australia sign Doropoulos – ESPNCricinfo. Published June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
^ "South Australia cull six from contract list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

External links

Theo Doropoulos at ESPNcricinfo

[1] Marshall, Jeff; Newcastle win has Shields in a spin; The Shields Gazette; 2007-06-11

[2] "The Home of CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[3] "Records | Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in an innings | ESPNcricinfo.com". Stats.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[4] "The day I accidentally played for cricket for Australia". 6PR. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

[5] South Australia sign Doropoulos – ESPNCricinfo. Published June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.

[6] "South Australia cull six from contract list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

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