About Ashton Agar
Ashton Charles Agar (born 14 October 1993) is an Australian cricketer who has played all forms of the game at international level. Agar plays domestically for Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers. A left-handed spin bowler and capable lower-order batsman (he has made three first-class centuries), he played two Test matches for the Australian national team during the 2013 Ashes series and 5 Test matches in his career. Agar was also a member of the Australian team that won the 2021 Men's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. == Early life and career == Agar was born in Melbourne, to Sonia Hewawissa, a Sri Lankan mother and John Agar, an Australian father, and has two younger brothers, Will and Wes, the latter of whom has also played international cricket for Australia. Agar began playing cricket at the age of six, playing for McKinnon Cricket Club, a local club based in Bentleigh East, the same club that his father also played for. Agar attended Melbourne's De La Salle College, graduating in 2011. De La Salle College's cricket team played their matches on Wednesdays, which allowed Agar to begin playing grade cricket for Richmond Cricket Club on weekends. Agar made his first grade debut for Richmond in Victorian Premier Cricket as a fifteen-year-old, playing against adult men. Agar represented Victoria at both under-17 and under-19 level.
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