Reece Topley

Some Lesser Known Facts About Reece Topley

• Reece Topley was born into a cricketing family as his father, Don Topley, and uncle, Peter Topley, played county cricket.
  

  

• He later attended the boarding school, Royal Hospital School in Holbrook, where his father was the master of cricket.

• During his childhood, he played hockey and also excelled in hurdle races and discus throw, but later chose cricket.

  

• He liked drama while studying at school and used to assemble different actors for any play. He used to watch films a lot as well.

• He was only 15 years old when he was bowling to Kevin Pietersen during nets at Loughborough University and a shot hit him on the side of his head. He was hospitalised and Pietersen later gave him his signed bat.

• In 2010, at the age of 16, he was awarded a Johnners Scholarship.

• In April 2011, he took his maiden 5-wicket haul with 5 wickets for 46 runs for Essex CCC against Kent.
  

  

• In 2011, he toured South Africa to play for England Under-19.
  

  

• Reece Topley was only 19 years old when he suffered his first stress fracture. He had to undergo surgery later.

  

• In July 2016, he started dating Ukrainian tennis player, Elina Svitolin. She first saw him at a gym and later fell for him. Before dating him, she knew nothing about cricket.
  

  

• He played for England in the 2019 T20 World Cup. He later played in the 2024 T20 World Cup as well.

• In 2020, he was appointed as the director of a company named CASA Fashion Limited.

• On 14 July 2022, he took 6 wickets for 24 runs against India at Lord’s Cricket Ground. It was the best ODI bowling figures for England.

• In the 2023 IPL auction, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) acquired him for Rs1.90 crore against his base price of Rs 75 lakh.

  

• In the 2023 ODI World Cup held in India, he took 8 wickets for England in 3 matches at an average of 22.88 and an economy rate of 6.61.

  

• In October 2024, he was given a 1-year central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

• In the 2025 IPL auction, Mumbai Indians (MI) acquired him for his base price of Rs 75 lakhs.

• His bowling speed ranges between 130-140 kph (80-87 mph). He used to bowl earlier around 145 kph (90 mph), however, various injuries have slowed him down.

• He gained popularity for his mullet hairstyle with more hair in the middle with short hair on the sides.

  

• In an interview, he claimed that his biggest dream was to play 100 international matches for England.

• He can balance anything on his chin.

• He likes to drink alcoholic beverages such as beer during parties or celebrations.
  

  

• He has a brand sponsorship deal with KP Snacks.